Formac Disc 250 not recognised on OS 10.5 Macbook pro

alopex01 · 03-14-2008, 04:50 AM

Apologies for what is probably a very generic problem.

I have an external Formac Hard drive which I have been using as the destination disc for Time Machine. I also have other info on there, probably about 180 GB worth in total.

I transferred some files from my Macbook yesterday and they had transferred ok. However, after a restart the drive is not being recognised by my Powerbook. I can see it in Disc Utility but there are no options to repair available.

I don't want to erase this disc. How can I solve this problem, or recover the data?

Anybody that can offer me any hope?

sinclair_tm · 03-14-2008, 02:45 PM

there should be a mount button at the top of the disk utility, what happens when you click on it after clicking the hard drive icon in the left pane?

alopex01 · 03-15-2008, 05:38 AM

The mount button is greyed out unfortunately. I've looked into Data Rescue. I think I'm going to have to retrieve all my files that way and invest in a new hard drive. Any further thoughts welcome though, thanks!

shuuhen · 03-15-2008, 02:07 PM

Do you have access to another Mac to see if the drive is recognized there? This would be a quick way to tell if it's the drive specifically. Does the drive at least spin up when it's turned on (you can usually feel the drive spinning if you lightly put your hand on the case)?

Is the drive USB or Firewire? If it's USB, have you tried other USB storage devices (like a flash drive)? If it's firewire, have you tried other Firewire devices?

You might run Disk Utility to repair permissions on your Mac's drive, just in case. Permissions issues can cause strange problems.

alopex01 · 03-16-2008, 05:44 AM

Hi! I've checked out your suggestions and repaired permissions. My laptop recognises a flash drive. I've tried the malfunctioning drive on another machine and it isn't recognised. It is running though, as Data Rescue can scan it, identify and retrieve files. Thanks for your suggestions though, I think I'm just going to have to let it go :-)

03-14-2008, 04:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
alopex01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: OS 10.5	Formac Disc 250 not recognised on OS 10.5 Macbook pro Apologies for what is probably a very generic problem. I have an external Formac Hard drive which I have been using as the destination disc for Time Machine. I also have other info on there, probably about 180 GB worth in total. I transferred some files from my Macbook yesterday and they had transferred ok. However, after a restart the drive is not being recognised by my Powerbook. I can see it in Disc Utility but there are no options to repair available. I don't want to erase this disc. How can I solve this problem, or recover the data? Anybody that can offer me any hope?

03-15-2008, 05:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
alopex01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: OS 10.5	Re: Formac Disc 250 not recognised on OS 10.5 Macbook pro The mount button is greyed out unfortunately. I've looked into Data Rescue. I think I'm going to have to retrieve all my files that way and invest in a new hard drive. Any further thoughts welcome though, thanks!

03-15-2008, 02:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 988 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Formac Disc 250 not recognised on OS 10.5 Macbook pro Do you have access to another Mac to see if the drive is recognized there? This would be a quick way to tell if it's the drive specifically. Does the drive at least spin up when it's turned on (you can usually feel the drive spinning if you lightly put your hand on the case)? Is the drive USB or Firewire? If it's USB, have you tried other USB storage devices (like a flash drive)? If it's firewire, have you tried other Firewire devices? You might run Disk Utility to repair permissions on your Mac's drive, just in case. Permissions issues can cause strange problems. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier. Last edited by shuuhen; 03-15-2008 at 02:11 PM.

03-16-2008, 05:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
alopex01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: OS 10.5	Re: Formac Disc 250 not recognised on OS 10.5 Macbook pro Hi! I've checked out your suggestions and repaired permissions. My laptop recognises a flash drive. I've tried the malfunctioning drive on another machine and it isn't recognised. It is running though, as Data Rescue can scan it, identify and retrieve files. Thanks for your suggestions though, I think I'm just going to have to let it go :-)