HELP! External Hard Drive issue with Powerbook G4
Hi,
I have a Mac Powerbook G4. I bought an external hard drive about 6 months ago. It has a Y cable and has to be connected to usb ports. My mac has one usb port on one side and the other on the opposite side of the laptop. I bought a usb extension cable to attach to one end, so the cable would reach the other side of the laptop (the Y cable is too short on one side). This worked up until recently. Now when I connect using that method, it either won't show up at all or will take a half hour. If I disconnect the extension cable and hook up the hard drive to another mac, it detects right away, I have had the drive tested by a technician and it is functioning properly, so it is an issue with the usb extension cable (I have tried several different ones). So I am just wondering what my other option is to try to connect my external hard drive without having to use a powered usb hub.
Thanks
Hi,
I have a Mac Powerbook G4. I bought an external hard drive about 6 months ago. It has a Y cable and has to be connected to usb ports. My mac has one usb port on one side and the other on the opposite side of the laptop. I bought a usb extension cable to attach to one end, so the cable would reach the other side of the laptop (the Y cable is too short on one side). This worked up until recently. Now when I connect using that method, it either won't show up at all or will take a half hour. If I disconnect the extension cable and hook up the hard drive to another mac, it detects right away, I have had the drive tested by a technician and it is functioning properly, so it is an issue with the usb extension cable (I have tried several different ones). So I am just wondering what my other option is to try to connect my external hard drive without having to use a powered usb hub.
Thanks
