hello... i have a problem..
i have å macbook pro. and i just bought a maxtor basic 320 gb harddrive... when i connect it to my computer i cant put any files into it.. it says its because i cant change it.. i heard that maby i must format my harddrive. but i dont know how to do it. can anyone HELP me???

martin gudbrandsrudIm not to sure how macs work but yes IM pretty sure you have to re-format: have a read of this information Google just happened to have


http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30344

Tony  I am a ametuer music producer. really ametuer. but with all the studio EQUIPMENT. I have a blue baby bottle  microphone and trying to connect it to a digital 002, pro-tools system. need help with the wire connections.  thanks Hi gotti WELCOME to the CH forums.
Please start your own topic when asking a question. This helps ensure your problem gets the proper attention.
You should also read this post before making a new topic.
Is the maxtor hard drive an external hard drive?  If so, you can format it by using disk utility on your shiny new macbook pro.

Either use spotlight in the top right corner to search for disk utility, or go to Finder --> Applications --> Utilities --> Disk Utility.

Click on your external drive on the left side, then choose how you'd like to format it on the right side.

You shouldn't have to format it unless there's something wrong with the drive, because macs can see fat/fat32.Socrates this thread died a long time ago, last post by the OP was July 30th last year.My mistake.