[X4U] PC FAT32 IDE HD + FW Case = Mac Recognition?

[Eddie Hargreaves]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=153456
"Macs can read Windows-formatted disks (FAT32 only), so you can use a Zip
drive, portable USB or FireWire hard disk, or even a floppy disk if you
purchase a USB floppy drive."


On 1/10/05 9:23 AM, Peter Krug <pkrug at mac.com> wrote:

> If I drop a PC-formatted IDE Hard drive into a Firewire enclosure, will
> a mac be able to access the data?  I have a friend whose Gateway
> tower's motherboard gave up the ghost the day before he got an iPod as
> a gift.  I've convinced him to get a Mac, and he brought home an iMacG5
> yesterday.
> 
> Can the mac read the FAT32 format directly?  Or do I have to find a PC
> to try to do networking so he can get to his old data?