External hard drive using for video

I would like to buy an external hard drive to store some video on it and want to use it on my LAN
Is there somebody who can tell me in wich format it schould be formated.
Thx

Ah, I somehow read "would" as "would not." Thanks Wade.
For Benny:
In any event, this could still be an issue with the enclosure. Here is some general FireWire troubleshooting advice that may help after you rule out problems with the enclosure:
1. Bad FireWire port: try a different FireWire port on the Mac, if available. Also, try it with your other Mac (Power Mac Dual 2.7 GHz G5). If it does not work on either Mac, that rules out the iMac G5 as the source of the problem and you should consider skipping to step 5. If it works with the Power Mac G5, then continue troubleshooting the iMac G5.
2. Review the AppleCare Knowledge Base document "What to do if your computer won't recognize a FireWire device".
3. Reset PRAM and NVRAM on the iMac G5.
4. Reset the SMU of the iMac G5: For instructions on resetting the SMU, see the document from the following list corresponding to the model iMac G5 you have:• iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor), iMac G5 (iSight): How to Reset the SMU."
• "iMac G5: Troubleshooting when your computer won't turn on."
5. The FireWire drive's partition map could be damaged. This can occur if the FireWire drive was disconnected from either the computer or mains power before it was ejected. If you need to attempt to recover the data from the FireWire drive, see my "Data Recovery" FAQ for comprehensive advice that may help you with this problem.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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