Tip - How to run MAC HFS+ on MED500X2 internal Hard Drive (max 2TB)

Due to requests by Mac users we have conducted tests using a single partition MAC HFS+ Volume on the internal MED500X2 HDD (MAX 2TB). The test results are very positive and all functionality is working well. From our test so far it seems the only main functionality that will not be able to be used is the built in Transmission BT Downloader. Tests were conducted with Firmware Version V2.0.3

Procedure

1. Connect the MED500X2 via USB to a MAC PC
2. Open Applications, then Utilities and double click the "Disk Utility" program to open it. A window will open giving a list of all the drives currently mounted on the computer.
3. Select the Mede8er HDD that needs to be formatted on the left.
4. Click on the "Erase" tab to the right of the list of drives. The window will now display the options for erasing the hard drive and formatting it to work on the Macintosh computer.
5. Select the Volume Format from the pop-up list and select as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as this is the default.
6. Name the hard drive. Type a name for the disk in the field where it asks for the name. This name will always appear when the disk is mounted on a Macintosh computer.
7. Click the erase button. A window will open asking to verify the erase procedure. Click the erase button in this window to start the process of erasing the disk. Once the process is complete, the drive will appear with the name it was given on the left side of the window with the list of drives and on the desktop of the Macintosh computer.

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