Hardware :: WD Passport Won't Mount In IBook G3?

Mar 20, 2008

I just got this HD. I tried mounting it to my iBook and it spins and then clicks over and over. I brought it into work then and tried to mount it to various other machines and it worked.

I'm trying to find some one at work with an older Mac laptop to test but everyone but me is using new Intel Macs.

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Jan 4, 2009

I have an iBook G4 (1.42 ghz, 1gb - Leopard 10.5.6). I have a usb hub which has a few things plugged in (500 gb HD, mouse, ipod).

I bought a 320 gb portable hard drive. It is not recongized either through the hub or directly into either USB 2.0 ports.

I also have a G4 iMac 700 mhz. running Tiger. It does recognize the hard drive, as does my Intel iMac at work, and my friends Lenovo laptop.

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Jul 21, 2010

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Feb 28, 2012

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Sep 18, 2010

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Aug 4, 2010

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Apr 25, 2012

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May 24, 2012

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Jun 10, 2012

I have a MacBook Pro- purchased in September of 2011- that has now stopped recognizing my WD Passport. The Passport works fine with my wife's PC laptop, but is not showing up on the MBP. The light on the Passport flashes, but that's all. It does not show up in the Finder and Time Machine is unable to perform backup.

I have first restarted the MBP and then shut down and then turned the MBP back on. Neither time did anything. I have an older SimpleTech external that it now recognizes again- after appearing not to. After multiple attempts and using both USB ports, sadly have gotten nowhere.

Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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May 18, 2009

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Sep 20, 2009

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More info:
PowerBook G4 - 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, 1.25ghz processor
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I have read that it's possible deleting those old backups connecting the hard drive to a Windows PC but I do not have one (or any of my family or friends for that matter), surely there has to be a simpler way to clear up space from the hard drive, right? I have read to save the backup and files on my computer and then delete everything through disk utility, but I don't have enough space to keep the old backup and all the media I have stored on my HD in my mac (or another HD) in order to delete everything.

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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

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Mar 9, 2008

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Jun 19, 2014

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Mar 8, 2008

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