Problems with Flash Drive

[EBondo 233]

I bought a flash drive to use with my MacBook, but whenever I go to insert the flash drive, it doesn't load. It loads on my other computer, and my computer I use in school (which is also a Mac), but for some reason it doesn't load on my MacBook. Anyone know what this could be?

BTW, it's a PNY 4GB drive

[chikinpotpie 137]

Not too sure on a mac but ive had this happen on my pc because there are conflicting drive letters (ie flash drive and network drive have same letter attributed to it) To change the flash drive letter, right click on my computer and select manage. Go to disk management and right click on the flash drive and select change letter.

[wildebeest 0]

plug the drive in, then go to the Apple Menu, then About this Mac, then choose the More Info button inside that window.

in the new window that pops up, choose "USB" from the left-side bar. Does your drive show up in the list?

[EBondo 233]

Yes, it does. So where do I go from there?

[wildebeest 0]

go to Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility and see if it shows up on the left side bar. If it does, click on it and then click the "mount" button at the top of the window.