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blueshead 05-03-2007 12:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by macdizzle (Post 376514)
I have an ibook G4 running at 1.33 GHz, 768 MB DDR SDRAM, and I have plugged my hard drive into both USB sockets on the side of the computer and they both act slower than molasses when using it with itunes.
It might be a power problem.. Does the USB h/d plug into a powercord? You might need to get a powered USB hub and make sure you plug into powered plugs. Not all Powered hubs are the same.. My belkin has 1 powered plug out of 4.. I use it to charge my Blackberry pearl, because plugging into my ibook g4 directly will not work..

trevor 05-03-2007 01:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by macdizzle (Post 376514)
I have an ibook G4 running at 1.33 GHz, 768 MB DDR SDRAM, and I have plugged my hard drive into both USB sockets on the side of the computer and they both act slower than molasses when using it with itunes.
There are two iBook G4/ 1.33 GHz models--the 12" and the 14". Both of them support USB 2.0 in the ports at the side of the computer.

With the USB hard drive plugged in to this iBook, open up System Profiler (it's in /Applications/Utilities) > Hardware > USB. Then, please copy/paste everything it says about the external USB drive to the forum for us to see.

There are several other possibilities for why this is so slow--it could be that you are using a USB 1.1 cable, or the drive case is actually USB 1.1 (even if it is advertised as USB 2.0).

Remember, a FireWire drive will be much faster for you.

Trevor

macdizzle 05-04-2007 02:27 AM
Here is the info on the hard drive:

USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge:

Capacity: 465.76 GB
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk1
Version: 1.00
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: JMicron
OS9 Drivers: No
Product ID: 0x2339
Serial Number: 152D203380B6
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Vendor ID: 0x152d
Volumes:

Capacity: 465.76 GB
Available: 225.14 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name: disk1s1
Mount Point: /Volumes/CAVALRY

Fastfwd 05-04-2007 07:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by macdizzle (Post 376684)
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
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That's usb-2 speed. So if you have a usb-2 cable, hub and computer port you should easily be able to listen to music and even watch DVD movies in realtime from that drive.


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