Need help using Maxtor One Touch II and Mac OS X 10.4.9

[Clarence]

Hi all.

I have a Maxtor One Touch II E01E200 Extrnal drive that I used to use with my Dell Windows XP PC. I would like to use it with my MBP, but I am having some trouble.

When I install the software contained, then I go to the Maxtor website and download the 10.4.9 update drivers, following the instructions on the website. Then I reboot, plug in the drive, and hit the One touch button per the instructions. Nothing happens. I have tried this process twice, and I can see the drive on my desktop, but it doesn't do anything. I went into the Apllications part of my harddrive, and open the Updated driver part of the software, and it opens, but does not see the drive.

Then, maxtor reccomendes downloading Retrospect from a website called emcinsignia.com, and when I download it, it asks for a license number, which I obviously dont have. I guess they want me to buy the new software, but I dont think that what my problem is.

So my question is, will this drive work with OSX? I just want to make a mirror copy of my hard drive, isn't there a simple way to do this? Its like the external and the software aren't seeing each other. I am getting very frustrated, and just wish there was a simple solution for back up. I dont expect much help from Maxtor, now Seagate, or Dantz, now EMCSIGNIA.

 

[Eidorian]

I just want to make a mirror copy of my hard drive

http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

 

[eyebeaz]

Maybe try reformatting it? Are you trying to install it without erasing the drive? If you can afford to reformat (loosing the information on the drive) I would just do that.

 

[Clarence]

Maybe try reformatting it? Are you trying to install it without erasing the drive? If you can afford to reformat (loosing the information on the drive) I would just do that.

Yes I figured that I should get the software installed first, then try to reformat. How would I go about that?

 

[Eidorian]

Yes I figured that I should get the software instaled first, then try to reformat. How would I go about that?

/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

Pick the external drive and erase. There's a slim chance that your external drive might have been NTFS to begin with.

 

[Clarence]

/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

Pick the external drive and erase. There's a slim chance that your external drive might have been NTFS to begin with.

Ok, should I try to reinstall the backup software now?

 

[Eidorian]

Ok, should I try to reinstall the backup software now?

Yes you should

 

[Clarence]

Ok I have to go to dinner and when I get back around 9 I will work on it. Thanks for the help so far.

 

[Eidorian]

Ok I have to go to dinner and when I get back around 9 I will work on it. Thanks for the help so far.

No problem.

 

[Clarence]

OK here's where I'm at.

The Maxtor drive has been cleared and formatted. Original software has been re-installed, along with Intel-Mac update from Maxtor's website. I restarted everything, plugged in the Maxtor drive, and hit the button, no go. I also went into the Maxtor software, there are 2 icons in my applications folder. The first one has the "closed unexpectedly" notification, and the other piece of software does not show my drive listed, and none of the qsettings or options tab work. Screenshot below.

 

[Clarence]

bump?

 

[eyebeaz]

That thing sounds pretty problamatic haha. Do you even need to install all that software? Shouldn't it just be plug and play, especially after reformatting it to work on the mac?

 

[Clarence]

That thing sounds pretty problamatic haha. Do you even need to install all that software? Shouldn't it just be plug and play, especially after reformatting it to work on the mac?

Would I just drag my HD onto it?

 

[Eidorian]

Would I just drag my HD onto it?

I posted two solutions in my first reply.

 

[Clarence]

I posted two solutions in my first reply.

i c, thought they were backup services. Have you used either?

 

[Eidorian]

i c, thought they were backup services. Have you used either?

I've used both applications and they clone a drive just fine. They're free too.

 

[eyebeaz]

Would I just drag my HD onto it?

What I mean is.. I would assume you would not have to install any software on the mac to use the external hard drive. You should be able to just plug it in, reformat it and use it.

 

[Clarence]

Thanks all. I will try one of them out.

 

[PlaceofDis]

i c, thought they were backup services. Have you used either?

i've used both. SuperDuper! is great for its smart backups which is why i bought it.

 

[Clarence]

I've ran super duper twice, and have got the same error each time.

It seems like its hanging up on a printer I used to use? I dont think I ever installed the driver for it though...

Help!


| 10:48:13 PM | Error | ditto: /Users/edshults/Library/Printers/510 Series.app/Contents/Resources/sv.lproj/./Localizable.strings: Result too large

 

[Clarence]

carbon copy worked thanks for the help.

how do I make that drive bootable?

 

[Eidorian]

I've ran super duper twice, and have got the same error each time.

It seems like its hanging up on a printer I used to use? I dont think I ever installed the driver for it though...

Help!


| 10:48:13 PM | Error | ditto: /Users/edshults/Library/Printers/510 Series.app/Contents/Resources/sv.lproj/./Localizable.strings: Result too large

It sounds like something in the resource fork is acting up.

carbon copy worked thanks for the help.

how do I make that drive bootable?

It should already be bootable. I don't know if the old PowerPC version makes your drive use a GPT partition though. I've only used the Universal beta version.