Brook, thanks for the pointers. It's my understanding that Lacie & G-Tech both format drives only for the Mac.
One problem has been happening. The new G-Tech drive mounts when the computer starts and then, at random unpredictable times, it drops off and I get a "improper device removal" notice. I guess that is the same as unplugging it or turning if off without unmounting it. To have it remount, I just turn it off and then back on again & it remounts without any problem. Maybe, my problem is related to iMovie since it frequently required "relaunching" when I am creating a new file. iMovie also opens more slowly when you go into it. There are no playback problems so long as I am in the two internal drives with any of the videos playing. Thanks again for your imput. Randolfe Wicker Hoboken,NJ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brook Hinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Make sure the drives are formatted Mac HFS+. Video will not work reliably if > they are formatted for both mac and windows, even if they mount. > Make sure you have the computer set to never put hard drives to sleep in > your preferences. (And avoid MyBooks, which ignore this setting). > Make sure you never fill the drive up beyond 80%. > Make sure every firewire cable is good. They can go bad. > Make sure no cable is more than 14.5', Ideally much much shorter, especially > if you are using multiple devices. > Make sure every firewire device in the chain is on. > Make sure every port is good - on the drives AND on the computer. > Make sure your video is in a format your software likes. > It's a lot of work, but that's the usual firewire troubleshooting list. It's > rarely the drive unless you've been unplugging it or turning it off without > dismounting it. > > _______________________________________________________ > Brook Hinton > film/video/audio art > www.brookhinton.com > studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
