iMac G3 Slot Loading not recognizing external HD

[flipbitches]

Hi to you all,

i have a small problem, my iMac G3 Slot Loading 350 MHz OSX 10.3.9(fresh install) won't recognize my LaCie external HD(500 GB HFS+) http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11050

I know there is a limitation for internal drives(128 GB), but is there also a limitation for external drives?

Didn't found any usefull answers searching google, but maybe that's my shortcoming..

thanks in advance

 

[HLdan]

It might help if you gave us a link with U.S language.

 

[flipbitches]

in a minute

 

[flipbitches]

just edited my first post with the right link..
didn't noticed it was in dutch.

 

[California]

reset the pram and restart.

Firewire glitch. Play around with it.

 

[flipbitches]

@california

firewire glitch, what do you mean?

 

[strider42]

I know there is a limitation for internal drives(128 GB), but is there also a limitation for external drives?

I can't help witht he problem, but there is no limit for external drives on that model iMac. So that is not the problem.

One problem you are going to have though is that your model iMac only comes with USB 1. Which means super slow speeds for transfers. Could be something with that that is causing the trouble, but I have no idea.

 

[California]

Oops, I thought it was a firewire external... see it is a usb.

Check to make sure it is showing up in the system profiler.

Do the restart/pram reset and make sure it is plugged into the side of the machine. I believe the keyboard usb ports have less power than the ports on the machine.

If it is a usb 2.0 and comes with a power adapter, make sure that is plugged in as well.

 

[iToaster]

Just so you know, the iMac G3 doesn't have USB 2.0, so if that's a requirement for your external, it shouldn't work. If it does, keep in mind USB 1.1 has a very slow transfer rate.

 

[flipbitches]

I know it has usb 1.0 and it will be slow, thinking about putting in a 450MHZ G3 DV logicboard but thats for later..

for now i'd like to make simple file/itunes server, and for that purpose it would be nice if my hd is supported

In Disk Utility the disc is showing, but the partition is greyed out.. so i guess the HD is backward compatible and useable with usb 1.0 but not accepted by hard/software, and it isn't the size because the volume is right.

will try the reset pram thingy soon..

edit: the power adapter is connected(the disc is showing in DU, but not accessible )