Problem with Drivestation HD-HB250U2 on OS X 10.5.7

[Jungle]

   

There seems to be a problem with the above external USB drive when operating with the latest incarnation of OS X (10.5.7). I have used this drive happily for the past 2 years on an OSX machine but, after applying the latest update, can't see the drive. It still works on other (not updated) Macs.

 

There's a ton of stuff appearing on Apple's forums about this but it seems to say the problem lies with Buffalo.

 

Any ideas? 

[davemiles21]

   

I've got exactly the same issue. Like you say there is loads of stuff around on the Apple Discussions but there doesn't seem to be a fix as yet. I'm just going to keep my eyes peeled and hope that something comes out soon. If anyone else knows something give us a shout!

 

Thanks 

[snowbum]

   

I just got an e-mail from a Buffalo Tech Support about this issue.  Sounds like it might be a while before we get a fix:

 

"I'm afraid that the problem is something that we are currently working with
engineers to get a firmware update for, But as it stands, it would seem to be
a problem with 10.5.7 exclusively, so there might be a little bit of a wait
for a fix."

Buffalo Technical Support

 

[davemiles21]

   

I sent them an email as soon as the issue started happening and this is what they sent back.

 

"Thank you for your e-mail however with these unit we only offer support on Windows Operating system and not MAC's. Unfortunately we cannot offer a solution for your issue.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

David
Buffalo Technical Support"

 

Seems like we're getting a mix of replies. It is getting a little frustrating now and would be nice to have a quick simple fix, as time goes on that is looking less and less likely.