rhodesian.dragon 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2005 I just bought a new FireLite UBS Portable Hard Drive and I did everything that the directions told me to do: plug the USB cord in the computer and the FireLite PHD, flip the switch to USB (so that it will take power from the computer). I am using a Mac PowerBook G4 with OS X 10.3.8 I don't know if the hard drive is defective or what. I don't have this problem with other hard drives that take power from the USB port I don't know if I should but the power adaptor or not. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhodesian.dragon 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2005 For those of you who care... It seems like the PowerBook G4 does not generate enough power through the USB ports to power the FireLite External Drive so that means that I have to buy a power adaptor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
