External Hard Drive Does Not Recognise On PowerBook g4

Powerbook G4 won't detect USB 2.0 external hard drive

The USB ports on most Powerbooks are unable to supply enough power to bus-powered hard drives to make the drives usable.

Well-known member ... Not enough power is a possibility. What you can try is to use a double USB connector. It has a single connector on one end ( ...

PowerBook G4 doesn't see hard drive… : r/VintageApple - Reddit

I put a 128GB mSATA SSD into a mSATA-IDE adapter, put the adapter into my PBG4, using a new flex cable. The PowerBook does not recognize the drive at all.

Mac Powerbook G4 - external hard drive compatible

So your best bet is to transfer the data to the external drive and then onto the MB Air. When formatting the external drive, try to do it on the ...

Trying to connect external USb drive to PowerBook G4

Some of the WD MY Passport drives won't boot/work with PowerMacs/PowerBooks. It looks like most of the drives you are citing are manufactured ...

[FAQ]Powerbook G4 Not Detecting Any Usb External Hard Drives

R: The reason the newer powerbooks won't work with USB 2 hard drives is because these machines are limited to a very paltry 500ma loading on the ...

My PowerBook G4 does not recognize it own hard drive why? - iFixit

Now your problem is the installation disk. You'll have to find a retail installation disk (black disk) cause your iMac disk (grey disk) won't ...

iBook G4 - No Hard Drive recognized | MacRumors Forums

It will boot from a Firewire drive that I installed Leopard on. The drive, however, will not mount to my PowerBook via Target Disk mode. I was ...

Powerbook G4: HDD not recognized after reboot

The original hard drive in my Powerbook G4 died not too long ago, and I replaced the old one (an IBM/Hitachi Travelstar) with a "new" ...

17" PowerBook G4 does not detect internal HDD | Mac-Forums

For use in your G4, you need to format it as "Apple Partition Map". This is the easiest way to check if the HDD or logicboard has problems. If ...

My Passport Ultra & Powerbook G4 - External Drives for Mac

The Powerbook G4 has a known issue not providing enough power via USB. You will need a power booster cable. Try contacting support and they will be able to get ...

PowerBook G4 system install disk - Google Groups

> The only floppy drives you could connect to a PowerBook G4 would be USB, > and they cannot read 800K floppy disks. The floppy drive is a VST USB drive. > > If ...

PowerBook Won't Read Hard Drives! - iFixit

Well, it seems that the logic board works with the exception that the poor machine won't recognize internal hard drives. I think it could be the ...

External Hard Drive Not Showing Up on Mac - MacKeeper

Ensure your cable has sufficient power; 3. Try other devices for power supply; 4. Use Terminal; 5. Engage Disk Utility; 6. Change the format of ...

12" PowerBook G4 Hard Drive Replacement - YouTube

This PowerPC portable from the mid-2000s was petite yet powerful, and remains a popular machine among retro Mac collectors.

Disk replacement on a Powerbook G4 - Leigh Hackspace

The internal disk had given up. This model of Powerbook runs on a 2.5" IDE disk, usually manufactured by Toshiba, and is not one of the usual ...

Upgrading a PowerBook G4 with an SSD - Women and Dreams

Note that the brand-new MSATA drive will be unformatted, so you have to pop open Disk Utility and format it as e.g. Mac OS Extended (journaled) ...

PowerBook G4 Hard Drive Removal (Part 1) | IMNC - YouTube

A friend gave me his PowerBook G4 to see if I could rescue the files from the hard drive berried deep within this well loved portable ...

Expert Solutions for iBook G3, G4, and G5 Issues | JustAnswer

Hello, and welcome to JustAnswer.com! My name is XXXXX XXXXX I'm here to help. ?With the disc in the drive try restarting while holding Command+ ...

Why is the internal hard drive of my iBook G4 not being recognized?

Make sure the external hard drive is actually powering up, put your ear against the case and listen to make sure that its spinning up · Check the ...