External HDDs With Windows XP SP2

Hello, Tomorrow I will be installing Windows XP on both of my macs (both run 10.5.2). I have 3 external HDDs connected to one of them, two of which use USB and one Firewire 800 (one of the USB HDDs is formated in FAT32 and the rest of the HDDs in Mac OS Extended Journaled). My question is, when I boot into Windows XP, will XP be able to see the HDDs Formated in Mac OS Extended and if so will it complain that they need reformatting? I never disconnect them, so will this be a problem?

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P will not see the drive formatted with in OS extended and therefore will not complain about it. You can leave them connected while in XP.
One thing I would recommend is that when you are in the process of installing Windows XP via Boot Camp then I would recommend that you remove all external peripherals with the exception of the mouse and keyboard. This will eliminate any possible complications during installation. You can attach all of them once installation of XP is completed.
Axel F.

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P will not see the drive formatted with in OS extended and therefore will not complain about it. You can leave them connected while in XP.
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I bet there is a good chance it is NTFS. If so, some moderately bad news. The Mac OS can read it, but not write to it natively, unless it is a networked drive.
Sure, you can add third party functionality to the Mac, so it will write to the external drive, but I would avoid it if possible. If your drive is already formatted FAT 32, or ExFAT, then you can perform cross platform reading and writing, without issue.
Fortunately we live in a time where most external drives are now relatively inexpensive. If you don't want to, or can't reformat that drive, because you have no space to put the files in the interim (I hope they are not just in place, anyway), consider buying a new external drive for sharing purposes.
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Im looking into using boot camp, and was thinking
about the option that you get for seeing files that
you create in XP within mac OSX,
well, wot would
happen if i had an external hdd?
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ive got one connected thru firewire, and when i use
"Get Info" it tells me the format is Mac OS
Extended.
Now, would that be recognised within XP,
No, not without third party software.
and would i
be able to move/store files onto it, and then use
them within OSX
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iFelix

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Hello JashaCOLD,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with your external hard drive. I found an article with steps you can take when an external device is not being recognized.
I recommend following the steps in the section titled "Top troubleshooting tips" in the following article:
USB and FireWire Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1151
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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