Is that what it needs? If this is a drive that has data on it, there's something wrong and initializing could make data recovery more difficult. Maybe some My Book incompatibility? Yes, there is an initialize option. That would be a driver compatibility issue then, I guess that could be the reason as to why so many people are having problems.? M ster.
It would be really cool if a proper hack for the Lacie drivers was release. Once unmounted, mounting seems blocked and not possible. Using other HDs, they only mount if connected during booting. Unfortunatly, the unlock is not quite complete. It doesn't work with Vli hubs! I have done some tests with the hacked Lacie Drivers. Nothing new from VLI and no idea if the new kext will work or not, sorry, but you'll have to try and see. The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. The user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
In order to create partition for external hard drive with Mac OS 9. If the drive has been initialized before, the initialize option will not be available.
After OS recognizes the New Hardware, the driver will automatically be installed. After connecting all necessary cable s to PC, insert the Hard Drive into drive slot. Wait until OS completes all installations before usage.