IMac and Firewire external HD not waking up

Hi,
Is there anyone here have an idea why an external HD (Seagate 200GB) plugged into a FW port stop responding after the computer went to sleep?
Finder stops responding and I see the color pinwheel, can't access "Macintosh HD". When I turn off the HD's power, the system's able to recover.
The HD enclosure has 2 FW ports and 1 USB port. It works well when I plug the HD onto the USB port.
I don't seem to notice this behavior on the old G4 PB that I had.
Thanks.

I have a similar problem. Whenever my Firewire HD is plugged in, my computer takes a long time to wake up, and a very long time to turn on.
What's worse: if my FW HD is plugged in and my computer goes to sleep, it kills my Wireless. Not in a fun manner either. To restore, I have to:
Shut down comptuper
Reboot with FW HD unplugged
Not too happy with this. I haven't tried USB yet, but I guess that's a pretty easy answer.

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Help - iMac and Firewire external HD not waking up

Hi,
Is there anyone here have an idea why an external HD (Seagate 200GB) plugged into a FW port stops responding after the computer went to sleep?
Finder stops responding and I see the color pinwheel, can't access "Macintosh HD". When I turn off the HD's power, the system's able to recover.
The HD enclosure has 2 FW ports and 1 USB port. It works well when I plug the HD onto the USB port.
The HD (FAT-32) was verified OK BTW by Disk Utility. I also set my system to put my HD to sleep when possible.
I don't seem to notice this behavior on the old G4 PB that I had. Any suggestion regarding this is appreciated. Thanks.

closing this question, though still unresolved. i'm just using my USB now.

I have an IMAC and I'm running OSX 10.9.2. I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries to an external hard drive. In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the externa

I have an IMAC and I'm running OSX 10.9.2. I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive. In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the external library drives. Is this possible? Can I set up a RAID 5 format for redundancy?

I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive.
That is fine and recommended.. use the fastest disk you can afford.. ie Thunderbolt>USB3>FW800>USB2.
In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the external library drives.
Let me be clear.. you want to partition the one disk.. use it for TM and move your files to the external disk.. and then backup to the same disk.. You can do it.. but that is not a backup.. that is an experiment in how long you can get away with running files and backups on the same disk before you lose everything.. like Russian Roulette.. pull the trigger enough times and laws of probability will do you in.
You must have backups on a different disk .. otherwise it is pointless.
Can I set up a RAID 5 format for redundancy?
No.. you can buy special USB and Thunderbolt external drives that support RAID..
BUT that is still not a backup.. let me show why.. you make a silly move and corrupt your file in aperture.. it is not that rare.
Raid will corrupt all copies of the files.. it is replicated across all disks.
Delete a photo it is deleted across all disks.. you have no recovery.
Alway, always consider RAID system one disk.. backup onto another disk.. and if the photos or movies are at all important to you.. ie your family .. make another copy and store in a relatives house.. There is no such thing as too much redundancy.

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I currently back up my imac via time machine but to reduce space on my hard drive I want to move my itunes library onto an external hard drive. If i do this can time machine still back up my imac and the external hard drive with the itunes library on automatically?
Regards
Toekoms

toekoms wrote:
I currently back up my imac via time machine but to reduce space on my hard drive I want to move my itunes library onto an external hard drive. If i do this can time machine still back up my imac and the external hard drive with the itunes library on automatically?
yes, given enough space on the destination drive (your library may grow over time). also, the drive needs to be connected directly to your Mac.
you might want to make sure the drive is not excluded from TM backups by checking in system preferences > time machine > options.
also, as for moving your iTunes library, see this read for tips/instructions.
JGG
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

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iTunes: library on EHD
iPhoto: How to move the Library to EHD
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IMac and Firewire external HD not waking up

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