HAVING TROUBLE SHUTTING DOWN EXTERNAL HD

For some reason when I a make a song in midi, and I save it, I shut down Logic and then try to shut down my external HD. But when I try and shut down the external drive it says that Logic is still running, and I cant shut it down. Now Logic is clearly shut down but still when I try and shut down the external drive it says Logic is not shut down. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!

hi
i've got similar set up so i do suggest the next things:
1)before you shut down your external hard disc always eject it
2)if u got both ff400 and lacie hd connected via firewire try to connect one (i suggest the hd) via express card 34 (i bought one that is not so expensive and it works perfect)
let me know, good luck
m

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Is there something horribly wrong with my Mac or is this normal for an aged computer? And is it fixable without having to Archive and Repair (I really don't want to have to go through that again, especially now that I really need this computer)?
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First question, how much free space do you have on the Hard Drive?
If less than 10 GB you're asking for trouble.
Have you booted off the Install Disk by holding the *d key* down at boot-up, (not the c key), and run the extended Apple HW Test? Some Install disks require holding the Option key at bootup to select the AHT. Some Macs came with separate AHT CDs.
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2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
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6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
Dennis

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I have trouble shutting down my MacBook Pro using the normal way.

I have trouble shutting down my MacBook Pro, operating Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I click on the "Shut Down" button from the Apple Menu, the screen fades to blue and I get a scrolling wheel; this lasts up to more than two hours and I still don't get any result, so I end up holding down the Power Button until it turns off. Can somebody help me, please?

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A friend and I were having this discussion so I want expert help.
When I shut down my computer, which is rare as I just sleep it unless we're going away, I always turn off the external HD in Time Machine preferences and then shut it down. My friend shuts her computer down every night but does not do anything to the external HD. She's recently had trouble loosing her contact list. My question is: Would that have caused her to loose her contacts by not turning off her HD in sys. prefs. and should she shut the ext. HD down in sys. pref. before shutting down at night?
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