How do you get a jump drive to work on MacBook pro?

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How do you get a jump drive to work on MacBook pro?

I have a new MacBook pro and I am trying to access work from a jump drive and my computer is not recognizing the drive. Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong or how to fix it? Thanks!

MacBook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Nov 20, 2010 8:49 AM

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Kappy

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Nov 20, 2010 9:19 AM in response to Lewis0608

Are you trying to boot from this drive or just access it? How is the drive formatted? Does it mount on the Desktop or do you get a dialog asking if you want to initialize the drive?

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Nov 23, 2010 7:23 AM in response to Kappy

I am just trying to access it. Nothing pops up about the drive and I am not sure how it is formatted. I'm just wondering if I have a faulty USB port since it doesnt do anything.

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Kappy

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Nov 23, 2010 9:42 AM in response to Lewis0608

Have you tried the other USB port? Do you have any other USB drive to connect to see if the port is not working? When the jump drive is connected open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. Is the drive listed in the DU sidebar?

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