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I have a Buffalo external hard drive (HD-CX500U2) that is (according to the manual) 'locked.' I let my father-in-law borrow it (he has a pc ugh!). He gave it back and now my Mac doesnt detect it!!
I get a prompt telling me 'The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer' and it has 3 buttons 'initialize' 'ignore' and 'eject.' When I click on 'Initialize' it takes me to Disk Utility and I can see the external HD there! I want to know if any of you can help me unlock it through my Mac? We tried to unlock it from his pc but it didn't work:/ Please help! I have a Macbook Pro with Mac OS X v10.6.8.
Format and partition are not the same though both are performed in DISK UTILITY. To format, go to the erase panel and select the HDD listed in the column on the right so it appears in the 'Name' Field. Select the desired format from the 'Format' menu per noondaywitsh's suggestion MS-DOS (FAT) if you want it compatible with you computer and a PC.
If you want to use it just for your computer, Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is appropriate. To partition the HDD, select again from the right hand column the external drive (it will be the top name showing 'Ext Hard Disk.' ) and select the 'Partition' panel. Follow the instructions shown. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
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