I have old IDE drives that I want to connect to my IMac os x 10.6. Will it read without additional software or drivers?
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I am not familiar with Mac's, but with a PC that has Windows Operating system, the Drivers are automatically created once adapter is connected to the old hard drive and to your computer. And, good luck, my old hard drive was so far gone that I could retrieve nothing.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER:Hi Kbritt,Excellent question! Yes, the adapter works on Mac OS X 10.6 and newer. I *really* recommend installing the newest drivers for this product -> http://plugable.com/drivers/prolific. For further information on what to expect please have a look at our blog article -> http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x#VERIFY.Kind regards,PatricPlugable Technologies
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I am no expert, but the way I understand it, your data is loaded directly to a flash drive, so any system that can accept a flash drive will be OK. So, yes a Mac 10.6 and this unit will be OK
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Yes...I just plugged it into my iMac and it woked with no problems. Simple and easy. I love this scanner!
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Yes, You may have to format to work. The one I bought was exFAT. exFAT is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6.5 or newer, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Yes you can, just make sure to install drivers if your Mac don't have them installed.
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It never worked with my iMac. I still use it daily, just not the software tracking.
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According to both the online documentation and the documents that came with the drive, the answer is yes. I can also offer my own experience as I've been using these drives with both my older iMac w/USB 2.0 interface and my new iMac w/USB 3.0 interface and both work as expected. USB 2.0 speeds are MUCH slower than USB 3.0 speeds, so expect that your throughput will be lower than the max throughput indicated on the docs; plugged into a USB 2.0 slot, the drive will operate at USB 2.0 speeds. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have other questions.
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You'll need to get this one for the Mac. http://www.amazon.com/Readers-Diagnostic-Scanner-ELM327-USB-Interface/dp/B00SKSJ70I
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Yes it will work. As long as it's a 2.5" laptop style hard drive with IDE/ata. As for the OSX 10.9, as long as you format it using your Mac, then I see no reason that it wouldn't work!
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I have no problems connecting this to my MAC. It syncs perfectly fine. Users should be aware that they need to manually install the drivers for this device before use.
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I just finished installing the software CD and setting up through Ethernet on my iMac OS X 10.4 Tiger and it all went smooth. As Christopher mentioned, you first must setup through USB. If you follow the instructions in the long colored guide sheet and networking setup guide, you should have no problems whatsoever. Goodluck! =)
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U need to make sure that your imac has an atapi interface or that it can be converted to one.
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I've mainly used it with my pc but per your question I did try in on my Imac and it recognized the drive and it works (I did have to plug in from the back though, doing it through the keyboard did not work)...my Imac is a 2009 os x running 10.6.8..it also works on my 2011 mbp. As a reader does the job just fine, never used it to burn anything though...hope that helps
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It depends on your computer- My mac is circa 2012 and runs OSX 10.6.8 and it does not work at all. Extremely disappointing.
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No, it doesn't. It won't work with any iMac that was originally built with an internal CD/DVD drive. Per Apple.
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This seems to require an SATA drive, so it won't work with the IDE drive that I had purchased.