yes i actually have an 800 fw 600gig maxtor external drive. i noticed a conflict when connecting the drive and some other devices but never associated this problem with the gl2. ive always had them both connected ill try it without the drive
as far as finacut pro goes i installed it not long ago on a formatted drive so i dont think its that large a problem. im thinking more along the preferences for fcp because again imovie recognizes it fine