[X4U] Seagate 1 TB hard drive issue not loading on desktop...

[Wayne Clodfelter]

Could it be that the G4 does not have USB 2.0?

On Jan 15, 2011, at 5:22 AM, LAL wrote:

> Have a new, out of the box seagate 1 TB external USB hard drive  
> (with a mini USB connector on the drive itself)
> Per Seagate, the package says:
> Software / System Requirements OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or  
> later, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
> Manufacturer Part# : ST910004EXA101-RK
>
> Plugged it into a G4 17" mac running 10.5.8 (all system software up- 
> to-date) and the light on the hard drive comes on.
> Does not mount on desktop.
> Opened disk utilities. Not there.
> Restart G4 from a pristine 10.5.8 loaded on another external hard  
> drive (FW 800) and still the seagate drive does not load on desktop.
> Go to wife's machine (PPC G3, 10.4.11, all software up-to-date) and  
> plug it in.
> Shows up on her desktop.
> Reformat it for Mac extended journal and attach it to G4.
> Not on desktop.
> Repair it using Disk Utilities on G3, (showed no problems) attach it  
> to G4. Not on desktop.
> Put it back on G3, and remotely connect (share) the G4 to the G3 and  
> I can see it on the G4
> Run Diskwarrier on the drive from the G3, and then bring it over to  
> the G4.
> Still not on desktop.
> I am plum out of ideas....
> Went to seagate's web site and they are of little help
> Suggestions on how to get it to load onto my G4's desktop??
>
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Wayne Clodfelter
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