Can't find my USB 2.0 hard drive

[Lee]

Hi there...I'm a Mac user, with a Sony VAIO running XP
Home that is primarily used for audio/video purposes
(Sony Professional rep).

The LCD fried on my iBook so I am using the VAIO for
business on the road, or trying to.

I transferred my docs from the iBook to a USB
2.0/FireWire drive. When I plug it in to either USB port
on the VAIO I get the dialog box indicating that it will
run at slower speed. But it does not show up anywhere on
the computer.

When I go into the hardware wizard it indicates that the
device is enabled, but I still can't find it anywhere to
get hold of my files.

Any tips? Thanks!

[D.Currie]

"Lee" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there...I'm a Mac user, with a Sony VAIO running XP
> Home that is primarily used for audio/video purposes
> (Sony Professional rep).
>
> The LCD fried on my iBook so I am using the VAIO for
> business on the road, or trying to.
>
> I transferred my docs from the iBook to a USB
> 2.0/FireWire drive. When I plug it in to either USB port
> on the VAIO I get the dialog box indicating that it will
> run at slower speed. But it does not show up anywhere on
> the computer.
>
> When I go into the hardware wizard it indicates that the
> device is enabled, but I still can't find it anywhere to
> get hold of my files.
>
> Any tips? Thanks!

You might need to go to Disk Management and initialize the disk. But...did
it ever work with a PC? Was it Mac formatted, perhaps?