Installed a new Deskstar 7k1000 on a Mac Pro but the drive wouldn't mount
Hi Everybody
I have recently purchased a new Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz computer from Apple UK, then I also purchased a Deskstar 7K1000 1TB SATAII hard drive from the internet. I tried to install the drive into the computer on Friday nite, soon I switched on the power the drive has started making some 'ticking' noise. Anyway, this is not the main reason why I decided to post a thread.
I have noticed the Deskstar didn't mount or appear on the desktop. I thought I might need to reformat the drive first, so I went to Disk Utility and again the drive did not show on the left navi panel. I had a search on the internet and knew that this drive is compatible with Mac Pro, so why my deskstar drive wouldn't appear/mount on the desktop? Is it something I have missed or done wrong here? Or the drive itself is faulty?
I have already tried to contact the manufacturer (Hitachi) but they only answer half of my question (the noise issue), they never explain or tell me why the drive wouldn't mount, and how to make it appear on the desktop. I seriously need some help here!!!
Cheers, Everyone!
Just received a replacement hard drive, same model and spec as the previous one, but it works perfectly, so yes the other drive was DOA.
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