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Powerbook doesnt see portable usb hd

  • 28-08-2007 8:53pm
    #1
    condra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    My brother just got a WD Elements 160gig portable usb hard drive from Komplett.

    It works fine with my minimac (tiger), and fine with my macbook (tiger), but doesnt show up with his g4 powerbook (panther)

    I thought it might need to go into 2 usb ports with a special cable when used with a laptop, but its fine with my macbook. Perhaps it needs to be formatted differently for panther, or even partitioned?????

    Please if anyone has any advice, let me know.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    condra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭condra


    AGGHH GET IN THERE!

    I've got that good hack feeling.

    Figured it out, it needed power from 2 usb ports because the g4 powerbook is a bit of a wuss in that regard.

    managed to find a mini usb Y cable, but the problem then was that the usb ports on the powerbook were too far apart for the cable... so I needed to extend the usb....

    The only usb extension chord (female to male) I could find was off an old G5 mouse chord. This I had to smash with a hammer because Apple put an extra bit of metal in the female part (like a chastity belt) to try to force people to only use it with an apple mouse.. Anyway, I distroyed it, reassembled it, and now its working fine..

    :D
    happy me


  • #3
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,821 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN


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