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    How do I get my iMac to recognize an external drive?

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      You may need to format it, use Disk Utility in your applications folder under utilities.
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        Dress it in a black turtle neck and label it Steve Jobs.

        It will then get not just recognition but also adulation!


        Try using Firewire or a different port.
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