External harddrive not detected?

I have an Avastor HDX 500GB firewire external that was given to me used. It was working fine for about a month until I gave it to someone with a brand new MacBook Pro (I have a G5 PowerPC) and they moved data in and out of the device.
It was working fine on the Pro the night it was returned to me, but the next morning my computer wouldn't detect it. System Profiler is telling me its there, but won't let me access any files and doesn't show up on the desktop or in Finder.
I've read about Disk Utility, but I'd really like to avoid wiping the drive.

Welcome to Discussions - it may be that your friend changed the formatting of the drive, and it now is unreadable by a PPC Mac.
Can you get your friend to mount your drive on his/her computer, so that your data can be moved to that computer, you can then reformat the drive in Mac OS extended and then move your data back to the reformatted drive?

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External monitor not detected on Thinkpad W530 intel-virtual-output

I'm having problems with connecting my ThinkPad W530 to external monitors since a few months. I'm using NVIDIA Optimus and bumblebee/optirun since the VGA and Mini DisplayPort connectors are only wired to the NVIDIA card om this laptop. For a long time I have executed:
$ optirun true
$ intel-virtual-output
Then I have started the Screens GUI tool in Gnome to setup the placement of the external screen but now the external screen is not present in the GUI tool and xrandr gives me:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
LVDS1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
1920x1080 60.00*+ 50.00
1400x1050 59.98
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1280x960 60.00
1024x768 60.00
800x600 60.32 56.25
640x480 59.94
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
If I select "Discrete mode" and select startup screen as VGA in the BIOS the BIOS and the Grub screens shows on the external monitor but the screen locks on the screen that shows that the system is booting with the linux-ck kernel. This has never worked for me in Arch Linux so that is no surprise. In Ubuntu everything everything worked fine the last time I tried.
How can I debug this? Why is the external screen not detected any more?

Thanks, I am not sure exactly how to read the logs but I cannot find anything that is obviously wrong
Below is my log with an external screen connected via Mini DisplayPort and after running:
$ optirun true
$ intel-virtual-output
a few times, no more logs seem to be added when I connect/disconnect the monitor or when I run the above two commands more times.
╰─➤ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log 1 ↵
[ 2.616]
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
[ 2.616] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 2.616] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64
[ 2.616] Current Operating System: Linux ethuil 3.13.9-1-ck #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 4 15:50:10 EDT 2014 x86_64
[ 2.616] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux-ck root=UUID=25086a9b-a542-4018-9f71-4f492f09be91 rw quiet rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1
[ 2.616] Build Date: 09 January 2014 08:47:24AM
[ 2.616]
[ 2.616] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[ 2.616] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 2.616] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 2.616] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr 14 22:09:08 2014
[ 2.624] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 2.624] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 2.627] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 2.627] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 2.627] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 2.627] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 2.628] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 2.628] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 2.628] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 2.628] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 2.638] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 2.638] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 2.638] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 2.638] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 2.638] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 2.638] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 2.638] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[ 2.638] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 2.638] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 2.638] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
[ 2.638] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 2.638] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 2.638] X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[ 2.638] X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[ 2.638] X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[ 2.639] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 3.588] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0166:17aa:21f5 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf1400000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00006000/64
[ 3.588] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0ffb:17aa:21f5 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf0000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00005000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 3.588] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension Present
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 3.590] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[ 3.590] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 3.590] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 3.590] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[ 3.593] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[ 3.615] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 3.615] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.6.0
[ 3.615] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 3.615] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 3.617] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 3.618] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 3.618] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 3.618] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[ 3.618] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 3.618] Loading extension GLX
[ 3.618] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 3.618] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 3.618] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 3.618] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 3.618] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 3.618] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 3.618] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 3.618] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 3.623] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 3.623] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.99.911
[ 3.623] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 3.623] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[ 3.623] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 3.624] (II) Unloading modesetting
[ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 3.624] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 3.624] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 3.624] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[ 3.624] (II) Unloading vesa
[ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
[ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
[ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
[ 3.624] (++) using VT number 1
[ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
[ 3.625] (--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, avx
[ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 3.625] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 3.625] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
[ 3.625] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
[ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
[ 3.625] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
[ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
[ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
[ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Found backlight control interface acpi_video0 (type 'firmware') for output LVDS1
[ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
[ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
[ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1920x1080 on pipe 0
[ 3.625] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 3.625] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 3.625] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 3.625] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 3.625] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 3.627] (II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Ivybridge (gen7, gt2) backend
[ 3.627] (==) intel(0): Backing store enabled
[ 3.627] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 3.628] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: i965
[ 3.628] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
[ 3.628] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
[ 3.628] (--) RandR disabled
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
[ 3.650] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[ 3.652] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 3.665] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 508 x 285
[ 3.732] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
[ 3.732] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.732] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.732] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 3.732] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 3.734] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 3.734] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
[ 3.734] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 3.734] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[ 3.734] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 3.734] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 3.734] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[ 3.734] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[ 3.734] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[ 3.734] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.734] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4/event3"
[ 3.734] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.754] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event13)
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.754] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 3.754] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event13"
[ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[ 3.754] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.754] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input15/event13"
[ 3.754] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.754] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event14)
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.754] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 3.754] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event14"
[ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[ 3.754] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.754] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:0a/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input16/event14"
[ 3.754] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event1)
[ 3.755] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.755] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event2)
[ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.755] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
[ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[ 3.755] (**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 3.755] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
[ 3.755] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
[ 3.755] (II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.755] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input3/event2"
[ 3.755] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Integrated Camera (/dev/input/event6)
[ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.756] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Integrated Camera'
[ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: always reports core events
[ 3.756] (**) evdev: Integrated Camera: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
[ 3.756] (--) evdev: Integrated Camera: Vendor 0x4f2 Product 0xb2eb
[ 3.756] (--) evdev: Integrated Camera: Found keys
[ 3.756] (II) evdev: Integrated Camera: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.756] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.6/1-1.6:1.0/input/input8/event6"
[ 3.756] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Integrated Camera" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event7)
[ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event11)
[ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Dock Mic (/dev/input/event10)
[ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event9)
[ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Dock Headphone (/dev/input/event8)
[ 3.757] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.757] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.757] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[ 3.757] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[ 3.757] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
[ 3.757] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[ 3.757] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.757] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
[ 3.757] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event12)
[ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[ 3.757] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[ 3.757] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[ 3.758] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 3.758] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.4
[ 3.758] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 3.758] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[ 3.758] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 3.758] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 3.758] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[ 3.783] (II) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: ignoring touch events for semi-multitouch device
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5470 (res 60)
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4498 (res 85)
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
[ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
[ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
[ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
[ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 3.783] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 3.793] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7/event12"
[ 3.793] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
[ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.040
[ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 3.793] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 3.793] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[ 3.794] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
[ 3.794] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 3.794] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 3.794] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ThinkPad Extra Buttons (/dev/input/event4)
[ 3.794] (**) ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.794] (**) ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.794] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ThinkPad Extra Buttons'
[ 3.794] (**) ThinkPad Extra Buttons: always reports core events
[ 3.794] (**) evdev: ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[ 3.794] (--) evdev: ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Vendor 0x17aa Product 0x5054
[ 3.794] (--) evdev: ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Found keys
[ 3.795] (II) evdev: ThinkPad Extra Buttons: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.795] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/input/input5/event4"
[ 3.795] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ThinkPad Extra Buttons" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[ 3.795] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.795] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.795] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.799] (II) config/udev: removing device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
[ 3.824] (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
[ 3.824] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event12)
[ 3.824] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[ 3.824] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[ 3.824] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[ 3.824] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 3.824] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 3.824] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
[ 3.844] (II) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: ignoring touch events for semi-multitouch device
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5470 (res 60)
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4498 (res 85)
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
[ 3.844] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
[ 3.844] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
[ 3.844] (**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
[ 3.844] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 3.844] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 3.854] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7/event12"
[ 3.854] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
[ 3.854] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[ 3.854] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[ 3.854] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.040
[ 3.854] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 3.854] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[ 3.854] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 3.854] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 3.854] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 3.854] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 3.854] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[ 3.855] removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0 /dev/dri/card0
[ 3.855] xf86: remove device 0 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0
[ 3.855] failed to find screen to remove
[ 3.855] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 3.855] removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0/card0-LVDS-1 (null)
[ 3.855] (II) config/udev: removing device Video Bus
[ 3.863] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Close
[ 3.863] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 3.863] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event13)
[ 3.863] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.863] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.863] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 3.863] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 3.863] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event13"
[ 3.863] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[ 3.863] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[ 3.863] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.863] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input15/event13"
[ 3.863] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 3.863] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.863] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.863] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 3.863] removing GPU device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0/card0-VGA-1 (null)
[ 3.863] (II) config/udev: removing device Video Bus
[ 3.870] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Close
[ 3.870] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 3.870] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event14)
[ 3.870] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
[ 3.870] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 3.870] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 3.870] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 3.870] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event14"
[ 3.870] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[ 3.870] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[ 3.870] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[ 3.870] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:0a/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input16/event14"
[ 3.870] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[ 3.870] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 3.870] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[ 3.870] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 4.540] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "LEN", prod id 16562
[ 4.540] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 4.540] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 139.00 1920 1980 2028 2050 1080 1090 1100 1130 -hsync -vsync (67.8 kHz eP)
[ 4.540] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 115.83 1920 1980 2028 2050 1080 1090 1100 1130 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz e)
[ 7.358] (II) config/udev: Adding input device TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint (/dev/input/event15)
[ 7.358] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 7.358] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Applying InputClass "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
[ 7.358] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint'
[ 7.358] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: always reports core events
[ 7.358] (**) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Device: "/dev/input/event15"
[ 7.358] (--) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Vendor 0x2 Product 0xa
[ 7.358] (--) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 7.358] (--) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Found relative axes
[ 7.358] (--) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Found x and y relative axes
[ 7.358] (II) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: Configuring as mouse
[ 7.358] (**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
[ 7.358] (**) Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
[ 7.358] (**) Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
[ 7.358] (**) Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
[ 7.358] (**) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 7.358] (**) Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
[ 7.358] (**) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: XAxisMapping: buttons 6 and 7
[ 7.358] (**) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: EmulateWheelButton: 2, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 7.358] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/input/input14/event15"
[ 7.358] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" (type: MOUSE, id 14)
[ 7.358] (II) evdev: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: initialized for relative axes.
[ 7.359] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 7.359] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 7.359] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 7.359] (**) TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 7.359] (II) config/udev: Adding input device TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint (/dev/input/mouse1)
[ 7.359] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 7.359] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 20245.335] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 21030.923] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 21196.939] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 21209.255] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 24416.533] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 26177.657] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none

External drives not detected by parralells

my parralells wont detect external hard drive
i get message the device you are trying to connect to to virtual comp is being used by another process wait 5-10 seconds and try agagin if not try and find the application that blocked the device and manually disconnect it.
i have 2 different external harddrives and neither work with parralells please anyone help

Parallels is not an Apple product, therefore you'll have a better chance of getting the help you need by posting on the Parallels discussion boards rather than Apple forum:
http://forums.parallels.com

External HD not detected in MacBook but iBook

Hi All:
I have below systems with me >
* iBook G4 running Tiger with 1GB memory
* Previous MacBook running Tiger with 2GB memory
* New MacBook running Leopard with 4GB memory
* New iMac running Leopard with 4GB memory
I have a 100GB external HD connected to my iBook for 2 years now, via USB. And my Previous MacBook used to read and access data from the same HD too. I dunno if I have changed any setting or any software update technically forbid the access from any other Mac systems except iBook, which I bought with.
In iBook, the external HD works perfectly. I eject it, connect it to any of my MacBook now, the light on the device is turned on but nothing moves in Finder. There's no icon, unlike in iBook where a USB HD icon appears below Macintosh HD. I tried to partition and erase everything, remain Mac OS (Journaled) format, but no luck. It's properly detected and accessible by iBook but not any others.
Have I possible changed anything without knowing it ? Can someone share with me what to do next ? The external HD works well but I dun understand why none of other Mac systems recognise it, except the original iBook. Thank you.

Hi:
I am using a 100GB from Samsung. Should have mentioned earlier. It's USB-powered. I never use it with any adapter. I just plug it into iBook G4 and in less than 2 seconds time, drive pops up in Finder perfectly.
However with MacBook running either Leopard or Tiger, the light will be on and you hear it spinning. I tried to plug in adapter last night, still no luck.
I re-partitioned to GUID or Master Boot or Apple, either Mac Extended (Journaled) or MS-DOS, none of them works.
Then, last night I tried to boot-camp Windows XP and to my surprise, it was detected without any problem ! Oh...... So now I think the problem is not in USB port, not in the power adapter (which I never use), not in the format, it's in Tiger or Leopard for MacBook.
Tiger I use on iBook G4 is 10.4.11 (no problem at all)
Tiger I use on MacBook is also 10.4.11 (not detected but light is on)
Leopard I use on MacBook is 10.5.2 (not detected but light is on)
I spent so much time transfer data from external HD to iBook then to iPod then to MacBook. I just dun understand. Thank you for all your posts. ^_^

Can somebody please please help me! External harddrive not readable due to dumb mistake!

What is quite possibly one of the dumbest decisions i ever made in my life, I disconnected my external harddrive from my imac & plugged it into a laptop that has Windows 7 to trasfer footage from there to my imac more quicker. I clciked an option that allowed me to assign a letter to it to it can be read by the laptop (however, I would of needed to format the harddrive which I thankfully didn't). Please understand that erasing the entire harddrive is NOT an option! I am a filmmaker & I have so many years of work on there, including videos, music, & documents.
When the computer starts up I get hit with "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer"! I tried Disk Utiity & even though it recognizes the drive's existence, I cannot repair or mount...nor can I access any of the files! I also tried Diskwarrior & got "directory cannot be rebuilt, the file system is unsupported".
If theres anything you guys can do to help me, please do so. My life was on that harddrive & losing it would be the most devistating thing I could ever experience. A movie I finished not too long ago...is also on that harddrive. I'll send you a full video completely thanking you for your help!

Call a professional data recovery service such as DriveSavers. Their services are very expensive, but without backups, you have no choice but to pay whatever they ask.

External HD not detected

Hi, my dog ate the original power cable that came with Touro Desk 2TB (external HD). I had to buy another power cable, but this time was a generic. The external HD is turning on fine, but iMac is not detecting it. I hope it's because of the new power cable. I only can see some of the external HD information on System Information:
Touro Desk 3.0:
Product ID:          0x1015
Vendor ID:          0x4971
Version:           0.00
Serial Number:          31001206210000000000
Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer:          HitachiGST
Location ID:          0xfa130000 / 6
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          8
Is current available and required mA confirming my thoughts? Please help! My life depends on this. Thanks in advance!!
My iMac information:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.5 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          16 GB
SMC Version (system):          1.71f22
System Version:          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63)
Kernel Version:          Darwin 11.4.2

Now that that thing is fixed, another problem rises...
I formatted the HD in a HFS+ partition and wanted to use the other half of the HD as an NTFS partition for my PC.
So I used the Disk Utility to create a NTFS-3G partition, but that partition didn't appear on my PC, so I wanted to format that partition to an NTFS partition, but I kept getting an error: Not enough disk space on the device to complete the partitioning. (I translated the error from Dutch).
Tha strange thing is that the new NTFS-3G partition is completely empty.

External Hdd not detected

Hi guys,
I've got this issue where my Macbook Air cannot detect my external hdd (not showing up on disk utility), where as my Mac Mini can. I assume it's a software issue. Both are running OSX Mavericks (Latest edition) and there is nothing wrong with my USB port in the Air (detects my mouse, flash drive etc.).
The hdds' LED no longer flashes when plugged in the Air but functions fine when plugged in the Mac Mini.
Is there any manual reset command (through Terminal) or setting in the Macbook Air without having to factory reset?
Thanks in advance for your help!

If the hard drive is bus powered (it doesn't have an independent power supply) the MBA may not be supplying enough power to the drive. This isn't an uncommon problem. I have a cheap external at work with this problem which I solved by plugging it into a powered USB hub instead of directly into the computer. Had that not worked I'd have tried finding an external power supply for the drive - or junking the enclosure.

External drive not detected

Hi,
Just transferred from a macbook 2008 to a brand new mac mini 2014.
My backup was on an external drive, but when it's plugged to the mac mini, its not detected, but it is on my macbook ....
what can I do ?

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.

T61 and the Intel Graphics Card error - external monitor not detected

T61 with Vista 32 bit, Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset and an Advanced Mini Dock.
I am trying to use the DVI port and an external monitor. The driver does not detect the external monitor.
Uninstalling the Intel driver the Generic profile will work on the external monitor, but is overly fuzzy, how do I get the T61 to recognize my external monitor with the right drivers?
I am currently running the Intel Driver Ver. - 7.14.10.1329, which provides the message under Multiple Display:
Two displays must be connected to the computer before you can use this feature. Please connect another display.
Of course my 22" monitor is connected. That is the frustrating part. I have also uninstalled Presentation Director, just in case, but then re-installed after it seemed that wasn't the problem.
There is a newer driver from Intel but it is not Lenovo approved yet I guess. Though I highly doubt this is the problem. What can I do?
~~
I did post a thread on the thinkpads.com too, but so far haven't had any luck.

Well the new dock came but didn't fix the problem. Now my nice new T61 is packed up in a depot box, waiting for DHL to come pick it up.
dkaufman1 -- I guess we do have different problems. If I set my T61 to display to the DVI port in the bios I get a blank screens on both the DVI connectd monitor and the laptop screen until the OS boots when I have the laptop in the dock. The only way I can see the bios screen to set it back to the ThinkPad LCD setting is to boot it disconnected from the dock.
I really hope that this problem is resolved, as I really like the T61 otherwise. I was even using it with the VGA cable connected to my 22" monitor, but it was pretty hard to take. I'm now back to my old desktop hooked up to the same monitor via DVI and it is quite the relief, even if it isn't as zippy as the T61.

Old Library on External Harddrive not recognised on new PC for iTunes

Hi, I've just bought a new pc after my old one gave up one me. I have my iTunes library saved to an external harddrive and I've changed the Library name to that of my harddrive location in Prefences>General>Library Name. I also changed The Preferences Advanced tab>iTunes Music folder location to point to the external harddrive location where my music files are and no music appears in my library. All I want is my library off my ipod to be replicated back into the itunes library as i've a lot of history here. Can it be done?

MACROSTATE wrote:
I have all of my iTunes media on an external HD that I access wirelessly. Been running it like this for a long time off my MacBook Pro without a problem.
Yesterday I got a new iMac and followed the steps to connect my new iMac's iTunes to the remote library. When I go to Prefs > Advanced > Change iTunes Media Folder Location, I can see the folder with my iTunes content, but the content does not show up in iTunes after I select the folder.
on the iMac, launch iTunes with the options key pressed. this window will appear
select choose and navigate to the iTunes library file on your external HD.
any joy ?

External harddrive not show correct files

thanks for your time.
i've not had this problem before. i have an external harddrive and lately some of the files have been incorrect. and now it's been happening to most of the files on the drive. for example if i click on a video file a different video will show. it's usually on of about 3 videos, so if i click on 30 different video files, the same wrong movie will show up about 25 times. other videos won't open at all. the same for a lot of pictures on the drive and other types of files.
the drive is probably suffering from some kind of corruption, but i'm not sure if the part of the drive that points to a file is corrupted and can be repaired maybe. i've ran disk utility and it says the drive is fine. has anyone else had this issue and come to a conclusion short of running a recovery program?
thanks.

HI sorry thats what I ment. The disk utility(application) in the folder utilities. The strange thing is that Yesterday the hard drive did apear there. I thought maybe it has something to do with NTFS application. As before I had installed this I could only read but notwrite to files on the hard disks. So I uninstalled and reinstalled the software,,,,,now the hard disk does not appear anymore in disk utilities .....I'm getting futher away from an solution .... :-( what can this be ? ever heard of an problem like this ? I thank you in advance for taking your time to look into this problem.
Regards,
Terrence
see both screeshot. Only the usb stick appears. and see preferences also

PX1268E 400GB External HD not detected

hi all
I purchased a Toshiba 400GB External USB Hard Drive from DABS it shipped without a CD Rom. I've plugged the USB cable into the computer but it has not detected the drive, even after re-starts or trying alternative USB slots. Not even displayed in Device Manager. I probably need this CD to complete the instal yes ? Can I download the installation file from here ?
Any info/advice gratefully received.
cheers

Hi
Im not sure if this external HDD needs an additional installation CD but everything should be shipped together with the HDD box!!!
In my knowledge such HDD needs external power supply. The cable should be delivered also together with this HDD.
So take your HDD manual and check all shipped parts! If something is missing contact you HDD dealer!
Ps; the CD cannot be downloaded from the net!

MyBook external HD not detected

I wanted to take my iBook with me, so I put the MyBook (Western Digital hard drive) icon in the trash before unplugged the hard drive from the USB drive.
Now when I plug the hard drive into the USB port my iBook does not detect the drive. What can I do so that my computer will detect the hard drive?

NO such thing as a Buffalo HD, contains a Seagate HD inside the box.
verify on another Mac if same, likely this very common issue, read about same here:
SATA card failure:
Your dead external hard drive is likely fine! Great hope for your 'faulty' external HD

Exporting to external harddrive "not enough disk space"

imac Mac OS X (10.3.9)
I'm having several problems while trying to export my entire iphoto library as a backup to an external harddrive...
The main on is I am getting a "not enough disk space error". There is 95 GB available on the harddrive and the library is approximately 20 GB.
I've been doing it in smaller increments b/c I thought it might be an issue of not enough space on my mac's harddrive as I only have like 6GB left (the reason I'm backing up and deletiing photos) but it gets to a certain point and then says no more.
I've been using the export function, but I've also tried just dragging and dropping them and get the same error.
I'm runnning iphoto 4.0.3.
Of course I've tried restarting to no avail...
Any suggestions would be welcome...
Another issue is the filenames. Of course many have the same names from the camera. Is there a way to get them to automatically put them in folders on the harddrive. I've been doing this manually and it's tiresome.
Finally, is there a way to get it keep the "date created" information. When I look on the harddrive it says they were all created 12/31/1903! That's going to make it very difficult to find something later should I need it...
Thanx so much!
JT

< The library is like 30 GB while the pictures are only 20GB.>
If you have rotated, cropped, or edited any pictures in iPhoto, the originals are all kept inside the iPlibrary in case you want to "revert to the originals"... it's good to know it's there, but you are less likely to revert to an original, since there's a reason you edited the pics in the first place.
Anyway, those originals are taking "wasted space" in your iPlibrary.
If you want to reduce the size of the iPlibrary from 30GB to close to 20GB, (because the thumbnails will remains and must), then you should get rid of the superfluous duplicates! I did.
if you want to clean you iPlibrary and get rid of duplicates, you can use iPhoto diet. Free download.
My advice, is do a drop and copy the entire iPlibrary to the external, as suggested by eww, because imagine a day, when the internal HD iPLibrary crashes on you, and becomes not salvageable, you will have a mirror copy, to copy back to your internal drive, with all it's albums, names, favorites ,star ratings etc....... If you export to the external HD, and if your iP library crashes on you.... you are to re-import from scratch.... and you will go %#%^&$&@$$@#
I have been there myself... now I have 3 differents external HD that I back up to. 9 different iPlibraries, and 3 copies of each on 3 separate HD..... Photos are too important to me.....
Reading this discussion group, you see many people writting thing such as "my library is gone what do I do?"
it's not a matter of if but when!
You be the judge...
Michel

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