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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Trouble recognizing external HDD
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<blockquote data-quote="helduck" data-source="post: 241385"><p>the exact problem with powerbooks including mine, as i found out couple weeks ago, is that the USB doesn't give out enough juice to power the HDD EVEN when plugged in. ibooks work, imacs work, just not powerbooks. you maybe want to try and plug in a direct powersource to your drive and see if that works. </p><p></p><p>I have a latest revision g4 15" powerbook btw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helduck, post: 241385"] the exact problem with powerbooks including mine, as i found out couple weeks ago, is that the USB doesn't give out enough juice to power the HDD EVEN when plugged in. ibooks work, imacs work, just not powerbooks. you maybe want to try and plug in a direct powersource to your drive and see if that works. I have a latest revision g4 15" powerbook btw. [/QUOTE]
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