powerbook G4. dead usb & power outlet ports !!

laxicababe15 · #1 January 14th, 2007, 02:28 AM

Hi guys, i bought a used powerbook G4, and i tried to put an external hardrive into the USB port, and it would not recognize that anything was in the USB port. Then, last night after the battery died, i tried to plug in the power cord and it would not work !! no green light/ orange light, nothing !! i then plugged the same powercord into my ibook, and it worked with taht computer. what is going on ?!

**Buzz** · #2 January 15th, 2007, 03:11 AM

You may have bought a faulty computer. The only real way to be certain is to take it to a repair center.

The external drive may have simply not been formatted properly. You haven't stated what OS you are using or what model hard drive it was or how you know it was not recognized.