One utility I've found useful once you get the off-brand MP3 player working is WinFSCleanser. It is a Mac OS X application that will remove ".DS_Store" and other files from the player (or any external storage device, for that matter) so that it does not get confused and try to play them. > So my advice would be to connect the FAST TRAX player to a WINTEL > platform and then see if it will connect to the Mac.