Apparently not. But I will try reformatting as FAT 32 on my XP machine and see if can recognize read and write to it. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2012, at 3:30 AM, Blake Hardin <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Can you not reformat the hard drive on the mac? > > On 8/5/12, Kevin Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Had same problem with thumb drive bought at same time. Mac would not >> recognize or write to either becAuse, apparently, they were formatted in >> NTFS. >> K >> >> BTW, I'm writing here because I need this drive as the primary backup for my >> Pro Tools Rchive of a new CD. >> K >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 5, 2012, at 2:49 AM, Kevin Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> >>> Guys, >>> I had a very disappointing experience today. I bought a 128GB SSD drive, >>> only to learn that a Mac could not write to it. It was bad enough that I >>> couldn't find an SSD drive with FireWire ports, but to find a drive that >>> could only be written to buy a Windows computer? This was absolutely >>> unacceptable. Does anyone know of an SSD drive with FireWire ports that >>> can be used by a Mac? >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! >>> To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: >>> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >>> If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> and in the Subject line type >>> unsubscribe >>> For other list commands such as vacation mode, >>> click on the immediately following link: >>> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or >>> send a message, to >>> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> and in the Subject line type >>> faq >>> >> PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! >> To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> unsubscribe >> For other list commands such as vacation mode, >> click on the immediately following link: >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or >> send a message, to >> ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and in the Subject line type >> faq >> >> > > > -- > If you have an interest in computers please see my blog at > everythingaboutcomputers.org > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or > send a message, to > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > faq > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq