Powerbook doesn't see my external drive

[jck905]

I just got a new G-drive mini for my PowerPC G4 Powerbook and I used the firewire to connect and my computer doesn't see the hard drive.
I tried the usb cord as well and I restarted etc etc.
I checked the disk utility and nothing is their either!
help!

 

[TEG]

If you use it on USB you need external Power. It simply sounds like your system isn't powering it via FW, which may mean a busted FW port, or simply a blown fuse.

TEG

 

[jck905]

but i tried my firewire as well. do i still need an external powersource?

 

[Firefly2002]

Do other similar drives work?

You might try repairing permissions and deleting extensions.mkext and extensions.kextcache, then restarting your Mac.

 

[jck905]

just tried out a LaCie 'rugged' drive and no cigar.
will deleting those files screw up my computer? i'm kinda scared to randomly delete things