Compatibility problems: MiniStation Turbo USB

[thursdayn]

   

I have a MiniStation Turbo USB which I use predominantly with my Macbook. However, I also need to use it in conjunction with various PCs on Windows OS. My problem is that it wont identify on any of the PCs so far.

 

Is there a way to reformat the drive so it can be compatible across both platforms? I've tried burning the relevant software to a CD and re-installing or reformatting on a PC, but because the machine isn't recognised I can't even do that.

[Matt_M]

You will need to reformat the drive into FAT32, which is the file system that came on the drive. In order to do this on your Mac do the following:

 

1) go to applications -> utilities -> Disk Utility

 

2) in Disk Utility select the Buffalo drive

 

3) Go to the erase tab and set the filesystem to MS-DOS (FAT) and click apply

 

 Once this is done the drive should be viewable on both PC and Macintosh systems.