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Parker Clack · 04-30-2008, 11:11 PM

As many of you know Ron talked me into get a new iMac. I was ok with the system I had and fought him on the idea but relented in the end and I am for the most part happy that he did.

I am having an issue with it though that I would like your input on.

I have a MyBook 750G external USB HD that I want to use to move files over from my PC to the Mac. I am using parallels with Mac OS X 10.5 and XP.

When I plug it in the Mac will find it just fine but I cannot write to it. XP doesn't find it unless I unplug it and plug it back in. Then the Mac tells me that I didn't take the HD out right and that I need to go back in and eject it properly. If I eject it from the Mac then it doesn't show up in XP anymore. The only way I can use it if I can get it to load in XP and not worry about the Mac side.

Do I have to format it to run with the Mac since it is NTFS? Do I have to set up something on the drive to allow it to be written to?

Also, when I was running XP with the included Media Player 9.0 the audio with MP worked just fine. I upgraded to Media Player 11 and the video works ok but if you put in a CD no audio is heard. The Mac side audio works just fine. All the audio controls on the XP side are enabled so it should work. Any word that this is a known issue? Ron told me he hasn't been able to get his to work either.

I also have Quicken for Windows on the XP side. If I drag the icon over to the Mac side to launch the program it will drop into Parallels and open the file but then nothing shows up. If I quit Quicken then the program will load normally. Is there something that I have to include in the icon on the toolbar to allow it to launch correctly?

04-30-2008, 11:11 PM	#1 of 9
Parker Clack *Parker Clack* Owner Location: KC MO Join Date: Jul 1997 Local Time: 12:29 AM Local Date: 09-08-2008 Posts: 38,612	External HD Issues with new iMAC As many of you know Ron talked me into get a new iMac. I was ok with the system I had and fought him on the idea but relented in the end and I am for the most part happy that he did. I am having an issue with it though that I would like your input on. I have a MyBook 750G external USB HD that I want to use to move files over from my PC to the Mac. I am using parallels with Mac OS X 10.5 and XP. When I plug it in the Mac will find it just fine but I cannot write to it. XP doesn't find it unless I unplug it and plug it back in. Then the Mac tells me that I didn't take the HD out right and that I need to go back in and eject it properly. If I eject it from the Mac then it doesn't show up in XP anymore. The only way I can use it if I can get it to load in XP and not worry about the Mac side. Do I have to format it to run with the Mac since it is NTFS? Do I have to set up something on the drive to allow it to be written to? Also, when I was running XP with the included Media Player 9.0 the audio with MP worked just fine. I upgraded to Media Player 11 and the video works ok but if you put in a CD no audio is heard. The Mac side audio works just fine. All the audio controls on the XP side are enabled so it should work. Any word that this is a known issue? Ron told me he hasn't been able to get his to work either. I also have Quicken for Windows on the XP side. If I drag the icon over to the Mac side to launch the program it will drop into Parallels and open the file but then nothing shows up. If I quit Quicken then the program will load normally. Is there something that I have to include in the icon on the toolbar to allow it to launch correctly?