[Ade Lewis]

Hi,

I have recently purchased Western Digital USB hard drive to use as a back up disk in case one of the mac goes down. I have a Intel MacBook and a G5 PPC. The MacBook will back up from this disc fine but the G5 won't.

After reading up on the internet I have found out that this is a well known problem between the Western Digital Drives and the G5.

Can anyone recommend an external usb drive that they know to work with the G5 ? one that it can be used as a start up disc.

Thanks in advance.

[Veltliner]

Hi,

I recommend using the search feature, as there are numerous threads discussing external hard drives until you drop unconscious by the thread side.

Just a hint: if you're on a Mac, why use the slow USB 2.0?

Get at least a Firewire 400 drive. They aren't much more expensive, but they are much faster.

Firewire800 is a must if you use the hard drive regularly for back-ups - and especially if you have your iTunes library on the external.