Can´t turn it on after formatting (using Mac DiscUtility)

If you can SEE the drive on your desktop but cannot modify it's contents there is a good chance it is formatted as NTFS which is a Microsoft Windows format. Mac's can only read/copy information from these drives and not write/delete/modify them. You have 2 choices, you can erase the drive and reformat it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) (Mac/Linux only) or you can format it as MS-DOS (FAT32) which is truly cross platform but slower to read and write to from a Mac. To reformat the drive you use Apple's "Disk Utility" program in your utility folder.

MP3 players expect an MS-DOS (or FAT) format.

They do not read Mac formatted memory.

Reformat the MP3 player to MS-DOS format (your files will be deleted, so back them up if necessary) and the player should read the memory once more.

Hi,

I think the solution that meeknotweak gave is a little bit twisted. First and foremost you can not be able to format a 230gb hard drive as a FAT or even FAT32 simply because that FAT and FAT32 is only set to be used and can be used only if your drive is less than 40gb. If your drive is larger than 40gb then the only option is to format it using NTFS.

Second you can be able to format and set the volume format of the drive under the ERASE tab of the DiscUtility on Mac. Not in "RAID" tab.

This is the right way to do it......

If you plan to use the external HD into a PC or Mac, you should first plug it into a Mac Computer and format it using the Disc Utility. Choose the Erase Tab and select Volume Fomat. Make sure that you choose MS DOS. Only Mac OS can format a drive of any size to a FAT file system. If you have already formatted it you can now be able to use it vice versa.

One more thing if the HD is formatted as NTFS, Mac OS can read it but can't write on the drive. So that's why you need to make it as a FAT so that it would be readable and writable to both OS. Also make sure that the folders and files that you're transferring into the HD doesn't contain special characters. Mac OS can recognize those special characters on a file but windows can't.

I hope this clarifies everything.

MPIO Utility can be used with MPIO player that supports USB Mass Storage.
With this, you can..
- Format and Recover MPIO player
- Upgrade firmware of MPIO flash-type player
- Building playlist of MPIO hdd-type player

* Supported OS : Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP
* MPIO Utility doesn't work with FL200 and FY300.
* If you are using the latest firmware, be sure to use the latest version of MPIO Utility.
* Please uninstall the old version of MPIO Utility before installation.

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MPIO Utility can be used with MPIO player that supports USB Mass Storage.
With this, you can..
- Format and Recover MPIO player
- Upgrade firmware of MPIO flash-type player
- Building playlist of MPIO hdd-type player

* Supported OS : Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP
* MPIO Utility doesn't work with FL200 and FY300.
* If you are using the latest firmware, be sure to use the latest version of MPIO Utility.
* Please uninstall the old version of MPIO Utility before installation.

[Download] REDOWNLOAD NEW DRIVERS AFTER UNINSTALLING OLD ONE'S RICHARDM69

MPIO Utility can be used with MPIO player that supports USB Mass Storage.
With this, you can..
- Format and Recover MPIO player
- Upgrade firmware of MPIO flash-type player
- Building playlist of MPIO hdd-type player

* Supported OS : Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP
* MPIO Utility doesn't work with FL200 and FY300.
* If you are using the latest firmware, be sure to use the latest version of MPIO Utility.
* Please uninstall the old version of MPIO Utility before installation.

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Turn off the unit and connect it to the computer.
The computer should recognize the player.
Run a program called Mpio Utility (Can be found on the CD or Mpio.com)
Select format & Config
That should do the trick.

Or go to www.mympio.com

Try this http://www.mympio.com/index.php?topic=15.0

ok you have to format by itself. reset the fl400 by the pinhole then when its off press play and menu at the same time for 10 seconds then press and hold the rec or rew button. after the format, run mpio utility press on setup & conf now you havet it like new

ok you have to format by itself. reset the fl400 by the pinhole then when its off press play and menu at the same time for 10 seconds then press and hold the rec or rew button. after the format, run mpio utility press on setup & conf now you havet it like new