My MacBook is setup to to dual-boot OS X and Windows Vista (using Apple’s Boot Camp), It can also run Vista under VMWare Fusion. I wanted to reformat my Maxtor OneTouch external drive so that I could use it for both OS’s on my MacBook. The Maxtor had been exclusively Mac therefore formatted with the Mac OS Extended file system. Format Recap Mac OS Extended: The format that’s “native” to OS X. Windows Vista cannot handle this format at all. FAT16: The original disk format. Windows and OS X can [...] Read the rest »
Maxtor OneTouch III Update
I first wrote about the Maxtor OneTouch III back in December and now that I’ve had it awhile it’s a good time for an update. I’ve been running it connected to my iMac since my initial review. I also gave one to my father as to use as a backup drive with a Windows PC. The hardware has been reliable. My main complaint is it’s slower than other drives when spinning up from sleep mode. It’s fast enough for use as a backup drive although I haven’t tried running applications [...] Read the rest »
Maxtor OneTouch III
While I didn’t get the Maxtor OneTouch to use as a backup drive I decided to take the included backup software for a test drive to see how it works before hooking it up to my Mac. The Specs From The Box Firewire 400, IEEE 1394, i.Link and SBP-2 compliant USB 2.0 and 1.1 Compliant Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, Windows 2000 or XP Included in the box: External hard drive, USB cable, 6 to 6 pin Firewire 400/1394/i.Link cable, External power, CD with backup software (Mac and Windows) [...] Read the rest »
