| It's possible that your PowerBook's USB ports aren't supplying enough power for the drive to operate. Have you tried using a different USB port, or perhaps using a powered USB hub in between the PowerBook and the hard drive?
I believe Western Digital offers special USB cables for computers whose ports don't supply enough power... it's simply a USB cord that connects to the drive on one side, and then connects to TWO USB ports on the computer. Perhaps that would be something to try as well...
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