How to formal external HD?

[Xgm541]

So i have an NTFS external hard drive, 1tb capacity. Problem is mac wont let me write to NTFS. How do i format it so that mac lets me write to it. I also want to be able to use it on my windows xp box.

thanks.

 

[old-wiz]

If you format it to HFS apple format then your windows machine won't be able to read it without extra software, which I believe is MacDrive.

For NTFS on the Mac there are drivers for OSx to write to NTFS.

 

[Xgm541]

If you format it to HFS apple format then your windows machine won't be able to read it without extra software, which I believe is MacDrive.

For NTFS on the Mac there are drivers for OSx to write to NTFS.

Oh where are they found? I searched on google and the workaround seems a bit lengthy and complicated.