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01.18.2008 at 04:58PM PST, ID: 23095052
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MacBook will not recognize WD Passport formatted HFS+, works on iBook G4

Asked by tysongustus2 in Mac OS X, Computer Hard Drives, Apple Laptop

Tags: Western Digital, Passport (Black), WDXMS2500TN, MacBook Pro

I reformatted a 250GB Western Digital Passport external USB hard drive to HFS+ using an Apple iBook G4.  The formatting went fine, and I was able to copy some very large (>4GB) files to the drive from my PC using MacDrive software.  But, when I then gave it to my sister for Xmas, her MacBook Pro wouldn't recognize the drive at all.  I'd ask her to just reformat it, but we'd lose the files, and she lives 3000 miles away.  How do I get her MacBook Pro to recognize the drive?  I can't find a Mac driver on the WDC.com website.

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Zones: Mac OS X, Computer Hard Drives, Apple Laptop
Tags: Western Digital, Passport (Black), WDXMS2500TN, MacBook Pro
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Solution Provided By: tysongustus2
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