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- Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 15" (DLSD/HR - Al) M9969LL/A A1138 2GB Ram 80GB HDD. iPad 64GB 3G. iPod 64G
Hi all im new here and new to OS X even though i have iPod, iPad etc my problem is that i bought an old Retro Powerbook G4 A1138 1.67ghz 15", it has the 2 USB 2.0 Ports and is running OS X Leopard 10.5.8 with 2gb RAM and 80gb Original Apple HDD, everything runs fine apart from when i plug in an external USB Hard Drive 2.5" form factor it does not push enough power to it to run for it to see it?
I have tried 3 different drives as follows:
Seagate 250gb USB 2.0 to micro USB.
Samsung 500gb USB 2.0 to Y Splitter USB.
Samsung 500gb USB 3.0 to USB 2.0.
None of these work! All run fine on my Windows Rig as expected and all NTFS.
I know USB Ports can be made to push more power as i have to use Ai Charger on my windows 2.0 Ports to charge up my iPad so is there something similar for Mac OS X Leopard?
Also i do not want to spend nearly £30 for a HDD Caddy that has FireWire 800 function on it either as it defeats the object of having USB? If USB 2.0 works for all on Windows ( apart from iPad ) then why does USB 2.0 not work for most on OS X? Is it a different type of USB Socket than Windows?
I know its an old system but even an old Windows rig running 2000 etc can be made to run an External HDD of 250gb upwards!
If we are able to keep these Retro Laptops running there must be a way of keeping them portable with me having to buy a Powered USB Hub thus making my once portable Powerbook into a Desktop PC with no portability at all without using its small 80gb HDD that is nearly Full!
I have over 37gb of music and over 48gb of photo's and 20gb + of movies so you can see where i am going and why my internal HDD is getting packed out!
Any help at all small or large would be very greatly appreciated indeed to keep my loving Retro Powerbook running like new!
I have tried 3 different drives as follows:
Seagate 250gb USB 2.0 to micro USB.
Samsung 500gb USB 2.0 to Y Splitter USB.
Samsung 500gb USB 3.0 to USB 2.0.
None of these work! All run fine on my Windows Rig as expected and all NTFS.
I know USB Ports can be made to push more power as i have to use Ai Charger on my windows 2.0 Ports to charge up my iPad so is there something similar for Mac OS X Leopard?
Also i do not want to spend nearly £30 for a HDD Caddy that has FireWire 800 function on it either as it defeats the object of having USB? If USB 2.0 works for all on Windows ( apart from iPad ) then why does USB 2.0 not work for most on OS X? Is it a different type of USB Socket than Windows?
I know its an old system but even an old Windows rig running 2000 etc can be made to run an External HDD of 250gb upwards!
If we are able to keep these Retro Laptops running there must be a way of keeping them portable with me having to buy a Powered USB Hub thus making my once portable Powerbook into a Desktop PC with no portability at all without using its small 80gb HDD that is nearly Full!
I have over 37gb of music and over 48gb of photo's and 20gb + of movies so you can see where i am going and why my internal HDD is getting packed out!
Any help at all small or large would be very greatly appreciated indeed to keep my loving Retro Powerbook running like new!