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<blockquote data-quote="iggibar" data-source="post: 1827330" data-attributes="member: 97843">The standard hdds are already recognized as drive0 on the PowerBook(as well as almost ALL computers with 1 HDD slot), so return the pins to how it originally was. It was common for the PowerBook G4s to have IDE port issues. However, most of the time, PowerBooks have issues with reading NEW drives because they are not formatted correctly from the factory to be recognized on PowerBooks. This is common with HDDs that have blank formatting(meaning absolutely zero previous formatting from the manufacturer). Even Windows has problems detecting these drives sometimes.Here's what I would do. I would find a Windows PC and plug it in to see what it detects. If it's detected, format the drive as fat-32. Then you should be able to plug it into your MBP and reformat it. For use in your G4, you need to format it as &quot;Apple Partition Map&quot;. This is the easiest way to check if the HDD or logicboard has problems. If you're able to reformat the drive as APM on your MBP, and it's still not recognized when you install it in your G4, then it means your IDE port is toast. You will need a new logicboard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iggibar, post: 1827330, member: 97843"] The standard hdds are already recognized as drive0 on the PowerBook(as well as almost ALL computers with 1 HDD slot), so return the pins to how it originally was. It was common for the PowerBook G4s to have IDE port issues. However, most of the time, PowerBooks have issues with reading NEW drives because they are not formatted correctly from the factory to be recognized on PowerBooks. This is common with HDDs that have blank formatting(meaning absolutely zero previous formatting from the manufacturer). Even Windows has problems detecting these drives sometimes. Here's what I would do. I would find a Windows PC and plug it in to see what it detects. If it's detected, format the drive as fat-32. Then you should be able to plug it into your MBP and reformat it. 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 you're able to reformat the drive as APM on your MBP, and it's still not recognized when you install it in your G4, then it means your IDE port is toast. You will need a new logicboard. [/QUOTE]

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