Assuming your hdd is /dev/sda1:
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount -o noatime,async,big_writes -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
now you'll have your hdd in /mnt/sda1
use it in samba
ps: it's easy, when you know it, but I agree this should work out of the box
Assuming your hdd is /dev/sda1:
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount -o noatime,async,big_writes -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
now you'll have your hdd in /mnt/sda1
use it in samba
ps: it's easy, when you know it, but I agree this should work out of the box