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Drive wont mount on Desktop
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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I have a eMac with 10.5.8. I recently upgraded to 10.5.8 and when I did that my hard drive wont show up on my desktop. Before I upgraded it was showing up and it was working fine. I have a Maxtor OneTouch II. I contacted Maxtor and they gave me the new software for the upgrade but they said if it doesnt show up on your desktop it has to be a problem with my os or something.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 1999
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Open up Disk Utility while your HDD is connected, does it show up in there?
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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doesnt show up in disk utility. it does show up as plugged in at the firewire port in system preferences.
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Clinically Insane
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Do you have another computer you can plug it into?
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Clinically Insane
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That makes it hard to troubleshoot. Maybe some other members have some ideas.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Administrator  Join Date: May 2000
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Boot from Leopard (and Tiger if you have it) install DVDs. Jump to Disk Utility in each. Is the external drive visible from either or both? If it's visible in either, then you're looking at an OS incompatibility. Possibly something messed up in your current installation.
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can i get some steps on how i go about doing this please? do i load the leopard dvd and it will prompt me or what?
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NESTO
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Clinically Insane
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Stick the DVD in your computer, then restart and hold the C key until you see the Apple logo.
Select a language. I think there's a Tools menu, from there you can select Disk Utility.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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if i do this will it erase what i have on my computer? after i select the language will the tools menu pop right up?
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Administrator Join Date: May 2000
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It is quite a few steps further in before it would erase anything. Just select the language, then ignore the next Installer choices. Instead, go to the menu bar. Usually they're in the Tools menu - it will allow you to jump over to Disk Utility. So long as you don't tell Disk Utility to do anything either, nothing will be done to your hard drives.
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