PowerMac G4 MDD, drive dead?

[NZXTInerTia]

PowerMac G4 MDD, 1.42GHz, 10.5.8 Leopard. I'm just loading old IDE drives in it, and one I just put it isn't recognized. Spools up fine, and its not ticking like dead drives do (Like my 6GBs/500GB/7200rpm drive just did ). I have it located in the upper slot, forward (front) bay. Set in slave mode, and still not recognized.

 

[128keaton]

PowerMac G4 MDD, 1.42GHz, 10.5.8 Leopard. I'm just loading old IDE drives in it, and one I just put it isn't recognized. Spools up fine, and its not ticking like dead drives do (Like my 6GBs/500GB/7200rpm drive just did ). I have it located in the upper slot, forward (front) bay. Set in slave mode, and still not recognized.

Drives don't have to tick to be dead. My money is on the drive being dead.

 

[NZXTInerTia]

Drives don't have to tick to be dead. My money is on the drive being dead.

Its been a LONG time since I've owned a G4 machine, just wondering if there was a jumper I was missing, or such.

 

[jbarley]

I believe "Cable Select" is the preferred jumper setting for your G4 MDD.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[catzilla]

I believe "Cable Select" is the preferred jumper setting for your G4 MDD.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, they were cable select and the connector is keyed, but, IIRC if you reverse the cable it won't work. Or maybe I'm thinking of SCSI....

 

[NZXTInerTia]

So, I came home today to find the HDD randomly working on the system. Which means if its coming alive after all these days, its probably toast. Just thought it was funny. Titled it "Macintosh HDD 3" and we'll see how long it lasts, or if it even lasts through a reboot. lol