External Firewire+USB HD, only USB

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 05:07 PM

I added am external HD to my setup the other day and every thing was fine and dandy. Today, I took it out, then put it back, but now, it will only appear as an external USB HD. It won't connect firewire, which is horrible, because I SuperDupered it and deleted my whole mac mini hard drive. I now installed an OS, but am missing all my files. How can I make my external work again?

BTW, it is a Western Digital drive with a COMP USA enclosure.

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 05:25 PM

Is there some way to boot, via USB 2.0, rather than Firewire?

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 05:54 PM

Bump... I really need some help.

Ants · Apr 27th, 2006, 06:47 PM

Try using Migration Assistant (located in Applications/Utilities folder) and import everything back to your mini. However, I am not sure it works with USB 2but worth a shot.

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:00 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Ants
	Try using Migration Assistant (located in Applications/Utilities folder) and import everything back to your mini. However, I am not sure it works with USB 2but worth a shot.

It opens, in the dock for half a second, than disapears.

Ottawaman · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:03 PM

check your permissions?

jdurston · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:12 PM

Boot from your install CD/DVD and use Disk Utility to clone the USB drive back to the internal.

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:20 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by jdurston
	Boot from your install CD/DVD and use Disk Utility to clone the USB drive back to the internal.

Seems like a great idea, I will do this, but how will I get the FireWire drive to work?

audiodan · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:38 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by jdurston
	Boot from your install CD/DVD and use Disk Utility to clone the USB drive back to the internal.

I didn't find a way to do this? Can you walk me through this? I run disk utility, and from there what?

biovizier · Apr 27th, 2006, 07:47 PM

	Quote:
	Is there some way to boot, via USB 2.0, rather than Firewire?

I haven't tested it myself, but it is apparently possible to boot a PPC Mac from a USB hard drive, though it isn't supported:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...60301112336384

If you get it to work, please let us know, as it would appear from the hint that nobody has tried it on a "mini" yet.

Apr 27th, 2006, 05:07 PM	#1
audiodan Honourable Citizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,911	External Firewire+USB HD, only USB I added am external HD to my setup the other day and every thing was fine and dandy. Today, I took it out, then put it back, but now, it will only appear as an external USB HD. It won't connect firewire, which is horrible, because I SuperDupered it and deleted my whole mac mini hard drive. I now installed an OS, but am missing all my files. How can I make my external work again? BTW, it is a Western Digital drive with a COMP USA enclosure. __________________ Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo __________________  Darth Vader- Black MacBook 2.0GHz/2GB/80GB/AP+BT/SD/19" Widescreen LCD/Black Apple Pro Keyboard/Black Logitech Wireless Mouse  iBob the 7th- 5th Generation iPod 60GB/Black  iBob the 10th- iPod Touch 8GB/Black Black Everything.  Everything.

Apr 27th, 2006, 05:25 PM	#2
audiodan Honourable Citizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,911	Is there some way to boot, via USB 2.0, rather than Firewire? __________________ Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo __________________  Darth Vader- Black MacBook 2.0GHz/2GB/80GB/AP+BT/SD/19" Widescreen LCD/Black Apple Pro Keyboard/Black Logitech Wireless Mouse  iBob the 7th- 5th Generation iPod 60GB/Black  iBob the 10th- iPod Touch 8GB/Black Black Everything.  Everything.

Apr 27th, 2006, 05:54 PM	#3
audiodan Honourable Citizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,911	Bump... I really need some help. __________________ Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo __________________  Darth Vader- Black MacBook 2.0GHz/2GB/80GB/AP+BT/SD/19" Widescreen LCD/Black Apple Pro Keyboard/Black Logitech Wireless Mouse  iBob the 7th- 5th Generation iPod 60GB/Black  iBob the 10th- iPod Touch 8GB/Black Black Everything.  Everything.

Apr 27th, 2006, 07:12 PM	#7
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Apr 27th, 2006, 06:47 PM	#4
Ants Full Citizen Join Date: May 2003 Location: Montréal Posts: 829	Try using Migration Assistant (located in Applications/Utilities folder) and import everything back to your mini. However, I am not sure it works with USB 2but worth a shot.

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