HI ALL, I'VE READ A LOT OF MESSAGES AND ADVICES ON HOW I CAN FIX MY PROBLEM BUT I'M STILL HAVING IT. I'VE INIZIALIZED MY MAXTOR FOR MAC AND TRYING TO USE IT WITH MY MACBOOK THROUGH THE FIREWIRE PORT AS ALL THE OTHER USB PORTS ARE IN USE BY OTHER DEVICES.
NOW... IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'M USING A FIREWIRE PORT SO I'M NOT SO CONFIDENT BUT I'VE TRIED TO FOLLOW SOME INSTRUCTION ON THE FORUM BUT MY MAC CANNOT SEE THE MAXTOR
I'VE CHECKED THE PROPERTY OF THE PORT AND IT SAYS 400MB OR SOMETHING AS A SPEED CONNECTION. IT HAS WORKED THE FIRST TIME AND NOT ANYMORE
IF I CONNECT IT THROUGH THE USB IT WORKS FINE EVEN IF AFTER A WHILE IT DOESN'T, IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAXTOR GOES TO SLEEP AND I CANNOT EJECT IT AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO UNPLUG THE CABLE WHICH IS NOT GOOD AT ALL.
MOREOVER, I USED TO HAVE A LOT OF EXTERNAL HD AND ALL OF THEM HAD A ON/OFF BUTTON!!! THIS ONE DOESN'T!! SO THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO UNPLUG THE POWER. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS EXT HD. MOREOVER THERE IS A BUTTON, ONE TOUCH, WHICH I'D SAY IT'S USELESS - I THOUGHT IT COULD BE USED AS A POWER BUTTON. I DON;T KNO, MAYBE SOMEONE CAN EXPLAIN ME THE LOGIC OF IT. I CANNOT FIND IT, I'M SORRY
AND THEN IF I'M USING TIME MACHINE AS A BACK UP SYSTEM, THE MAC CRASHED AND I CANNOT DO ANYTHING, I CANNOT EVEN ENTER INTO THE TIME MACHINE PROPERTIES!!!!
AND IF I LEAVE THE MAXTOR CONNECTED AFTER A WHILE IT SLEEPS AND I NEED TO DISCONNECT THE CABLE! IT SAYS: ERROR N: -36 OR, DEVICE IN USE FROM ANOTHER APPLICATION, WHICH IS NOT TRUE AT ALL!!!! I'M IN THE COMPUTER FOR A WHILE AND I DON;T THINK TO BE STUPID AS IT IS THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEND TO ME!!
IT IS A BRAND NEW MAXTOR 1TB BUT IT'S VERY COMPLICATED IN THE USAGE (OR BETTER: IT DOESN'T WORK), IT'S FROM 3 DAYS THAT I KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF THE MAC WITH NOT SUCH A GOOD RESULTS.
AND IF I COPY SOMETHING ON IT, FROM THE DESKTOP I MEAN, IT DOES FOR A MINUTE, TAKE A BREAK FOR OTHER 10 MINUTES AND START AGAIN. AND I CANNOT USE ANY APPLICATION IF NOT THE COPY IS INTERRUPTED.
WHERE I CAN FIND MORE INFO ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE FRONT BLU LIGHT? IT DOESN;T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME!!!! AND AGAIN, NO INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO TURN IT ON/OFF, SO WIRED, OR AM I?
IF ANYBODY COULD HELP, I WILL APPRECIATE IT
THANKS A LOT,
MATT
MAXTOR ONE TOUCH 4, 1TB DETAILS:
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