Western Digital USB Hard Drive Not Showing Up?

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paulwinnicki

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i just got a 150gb western digital hard drive...i have a 17" G4 powerbook running leopard...when i plug it in it does not show up nor can i feel the hard drive turning...however i plugged it into my friends new imac as well as my other friends macbook and it showed up instantly?

Why is this happening? do i have to format it somehow? please help.
 
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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