wei, it just happen again, my mbp promp the grey screen with the force shut down notice

i was transferring files to a new maxtor HDD, sigh....

and i found out a few ext HDD tat can be read n formatted by my imac, actually cant be recognise by my mbp

any idea?

Get a better quality casing/ ext drive?

this is the maxtor 2.5 hdd, not the 3.5

you mean this is a hardware problem, rather than a driver? so switching to another MBP will fix the problem? thanks

No, I'm giving you suggestion. Since no one know exactly what went wrong with the MBP and Nvidia chips. Let's hope if they ever decide to replace your unit it's doesn't come with the same problem.

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Added on April 25, 2009, 11:31 amwhat format is it in? NTFS? HFS+?

This post has been edited by wei: Apr 25 2009, 11:31 AM

it the NTFS

@@ i bought a western digital internal hardisk 600gb and put it in a cooler master brand external cover(put internal hardisk inside will make it like external hardisk)
i want to make it to become my time machine,but that external hardisk only can open by using other computer while my macbok cant even detect it @@
i try to format it into NTFS file and EXFAT but also can detect @@ someone know what happen?

Try formatting in Mac format.

NFN, you need to format it into Mac format. Read my previous reply on HDD formatting.

the problem is the disk utilities also cant even detect @@
T_T

Check if your casing say Mac OS support?
Else try other ports or other cable.

if the casing never mention about mac? @@ T_T
i both port also try be4 @@
btw my external hard disk can be use by any other computer except mac only T_T
i am getting worried

Most casing should work on Mac.
Check if the casing need extra power. Some Mac doesn't deliver enough power on USB ports. So you need to find a way to pump in extra power.

@@i found it
1. Please make sure that the Mac OS be aleray updated to 10.5.2 before you installing the driver.

2. Delete IOUSBMassStorageclass.kext, which is located in \system\libary\extensions, and restart the computer.

3. Execute X360.pkg, and restart the computer.

wanna ask!!!!!!!
izzit Delete IOUSBMassStorageclass.kext doesnt affect my mac?coz i scare after i delete i regret @@

This post has been edited by NFN: May 1 2009, 04:44 PM

Good for you. Thx for sharing.

Be sure you keep a backup of the kext and the Mac OS DVD handy when things goes wrong. Also, backup your data. Refer to Masume reply where he got issues with USB kext.

where i cant find it @@ T_T
yea i still not dare to delete it and must wait for ur reply @@

So it's up to you to take the risk or not.
I can't be sure what will happen if you replace it. But I can tell you the kext files are meant to drive each crucial component on your mac.

I once had bad kext and the mac won't boot after grey apple logo.

................so i save it to my pendrive 1st?den when got problem put it back?

If you can la. Read what happened to Masume?

what masume? @@

Sorry I meant member Masamune.