can you format it and use it as 'scratch disc' on an iMac (enclosed of course, connected via usb or firewire) ?
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I have used it for a lot of different things. It can be used as a simple hard disk, but it will have to be formatted first.
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yes you don't have to use the enclosed software for the ssd to work. but look at the read/write speeds to see if that is what you need. also look at the sandisk website for more info.
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Yes. It can be reformatted if not in the correct windows format. I only two formats I know are FAT-32 (Mac and pc) and Windows NT (Mac read and PC readwrite).
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I believe you can format it for PC even though it was designed for mac. I have 350 of it designated as a mac partition and 50 of it designated as a PC partition, just in case I have to store something from a PC. You can check the LaCie website for more information.
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According to this review you can't, though I'd be interested if anyone found out that you could...http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=3276167
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Don't know about aluminum body. As for the rest. Yes! You will need to format for a Mac. As long as you have the install disks you are good.
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I have a desktop iMac without a DVD drive and it works just fine, so I don't know. I do remember reading somewhere that Apple's new external dvd will only work on computers without a DVD drive.
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No need do any re-format. For my iMAC, just installed software has already on Portable Hard drive, and my laptop PC with Window 7 automatic recognized device.
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yes, it comes formatted as Fat32. It can be used as is or reformatted using the disk utility in OS X
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Yes. Your Mac will ask how you want to format the drive. You choose the format that works best in your environment.
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Sounds like you need to format it through the disk utility app (mac) or by right clicking the drive and selecting format (windows).
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Yes. The instruction manual provides a URL to download the software. My Macbook Air doesn't have a cd either.
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I use it on a mac. I have bumped older ones and received the message "You have removed the disk without first ejecting. Your disk may be damaged" or something to that effect. but found no damage to the info. That said... there is always the first time.
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Most of this era iMac's have a special SuperDrive. It mounts about 1/2" further back than a normal drive. If you substitute a MacBook Drive for one of these, you will not be able to push the CD/DVD far enough into the drive, to allow the mechanism to grab the disk and pull it into the drive. I do not suggest you use this drive. Use the Profile Manager to get the part number of the installed drive, and get that exact one.
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You could do it with a external USB cd drive. There might be a way to do it from the Wacom website.
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I'm sorry. I didn't see this question until just now. I am not sure. Is the firewire on the 2008 iMac the old type that was kind of a hexagon shape? If so, then no, this hard drive does not have that type of firewire port on it. If it is the newer type it won't work. But it should still work through USB, but just may be slower at the data transfer. Hope this is helpful.
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It was NTSC formatted. If you want to use it with both Windows and Mac then format it with ExFAT file system.
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The iMac will read any files on there just fine, however to add anything from the iMac the flash drive would have to be formatted as FAT (instead of NTFS) so that both computers can save to it. Remember to save anything you need before formatting!