Ok so a little while ago I had a a mac g4 powerbook, The computer got ruined but the hard drive was ok. I requested the repair company I took it to, to turn it into an external hard drive by putting it into an external casing.
The casing is an Icy Dock brand Model No. MB 448UA, it is a USB device.
So my main computer right now is an intel based iMac which is only less than a year old. I went to plug in my new external hard drive (which has a lot of my old important data from my laptop) and the computer will not recognize it. It will not mount, It will not show up on my desktop, It will not show up in the disc manager. The device itself seems to turn on fine, and has enough power to run, and it stated on the box that it would be compatible with my mac and the current OS.
I am not looking for someone to tell me to go buy another encasing, I would like to know possible ways I can make this thing work. Are there drivers or somthing I need? someone please help!
thank you
The casing is an Icy Dock brand Model No. MB 448UA, it is a USB device.
So my main computer right now is an intel based iMac which is only less than a year old. I went to plug in my new external hard drive (which has a lot of my old important data from my laptop) and the computer will not recognize it. It will not mount, It will not show up on my desktop, It will not show up in the disc manager. The device itself seems to turn on fine, and has enough power to run, and it stated on the box that it would be compatible with my mac and the current OS.
I am not looking for someone to tell me to go buy another encasing, I would like to know possible ways I can make this thing work. Are there drivers or somthing I need? someone please help!
thank you