Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-07 Thread Maria Chapman
Hi. i am successfully using this software. if the disks aren't being recognized, try plugging the drive in to a windows machine and checking for errors. this drove me crazy until i searched the knowledge base. Maria Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-06 Thread Garth Humphreys
Hi you could try the following software. I have no experience but it may solve your problem I will post some text copied from the website found at http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/ NTFS for MacĀ® OS X 10 The first solution to support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion! Using a MacĀ® is a

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-06 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I tried their demo and it didn't work. Recognized the drives just fine but wouldn't let me modify the ntfs one. I've tried another one of these packages as well which came with one of my clients' external hard drives, but no joy with that one either. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-06 Thread Stephen Toth
Does this drive even show up in system information? You could run Vinux and then use Disk Utility from there to have a look at the SSD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To view this discussion on the web visit

SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, I had a very disappointing experience today. I bought a 128GB SSD drive, only to learn that a Mac could not write to it. It was bad enough that I couldn't find an SSD drive with FireWire ports, but to find a drive that could only be written to buy a Windows computer? This was absolutely

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread chris hallsworth
Hmmm could you have not formatted it using Disk Utility and set it to use the Mac OSX file system? - Original Message - From: Kevin Gibbs kevj...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: SSD external drive for Mac Guys, I had a very

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Alex Hall
not formatted it using Disk Utility and set it to use the Mac OSX file system? - Original Message - From: Kevin Gibbs kevj...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: SSD external drive for Mac Guys, I had a very disappointing experience

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread erik burggraaf
AM Subject: SSD external drive for Mac Guys, I had a very disappointing experience today. I bought a 128GB SSD drive, only to learn that a Mac could not write to it. It was bad enough that I couldn't find an SSD drive with FireWire ports, but to find a drive that could only be written

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I know this isn't really an answer but, I don't think the small increase in speed gained by an external SSd is worth the premium price. For an external drive, I would recommend sticking with a traditional platter hard drive. JMO. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm could you have not formatted it using Disk Utility and set it to use the Mac OSX file system? - Original Message - From: Kevin Gibbs kevj...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: SSD external drive for Mac Guys

Re: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, The reason I wanted SSD was because this ins a storage drive for the files of my latest studio CD. Speed doesn't matter. No moving parts should increase durability over the very long haul. Drive is NTFS AND CAN't be changed, apparently, so must be exchanged at store. Ideas? Kevin PS.

RE: SSD external drive for Mac

2012-08-05 Thread Jesus Garcia
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:55 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: SSD external drive for Mac Hi, I know this isn't really an answer but, I don't think the small increase in speed gained by an external SSd is worth the premium