What is the format of the drive? fat32 or ntfs?
NTFS isn't natively supported on Macs, and you'll need to install third party software.
NTFS-3G
That software will allow your Mac to use the drive properly, give it a shot.
Of course, all this is assuming you ARE in fact running an ntfs drive...
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