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

[Matthew Barr]

Actually, I believe the current OS will read NTFS, also.  I've used  
other drives in the past.. and it works well. I think it's readonly,  
though.

Either way, it'll help your friend.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/ 
macosxcombinedupdate_10_3_7.html

Matthew


Matthew Barr
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On Jan 10, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> 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?
>
>
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