external hard drive doesn't show up
I have a related problem. I have an iMac 17", admittedly 5 years old but I love it and don't want it to go into a landfill. I bought a Western Edition My Book, Essential Edition, recommended by the store (Best Buy). It doesn't show up on the desktop. It does show up in Disk Utilities but refuses to be partitioned--"input/output error". Another salesman at Best Buy said, well, it won't work with a machine that old. You have to buy a special, more expensive hard drive. I have less confidence in the store than i had in the beginning. Any suggestions?
Yvonne (7-18-2009)
The hard drive doesn't even show up in disk Utilities is the problem. And I know there is nothing wrong with the hard drive or the USB port.
I have a related problem. I have an iMac 17", admittedly 5 years old but I love it and don't want it to go into a landfill. I bought a Western Edition My Book, Essential Edition, recommended by the store (Best Buy). It doesn't show up on the desktop. It does show up in Disk Utilities but refuses to be partitioned--"input/output error". Another salesman at Best Buy said, well, it won't work with a machine that old. You have to buy a special, more expensive hard drive. I have less confidence in the store than i had in the beginning. Any suggestions?
Yvonne (7-18-2009)