Old Hardware
Q: old 13 inch PowerBook not recognizing internal hard drive
powerbook 13"(2001) boots only from external back up drive -does not show internal drive at all.
Any suggestions before picking up a screwdriver?
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.2.1, 64Gb
Posted on Sep 9, 2016 8:51 AM
by Kenichi Watanabe,Solvedanswer
Mac OS X
Does it appear in Disk Utility's sidebar, in any way?
You can try doing these basic trouble-shooting steps, if you have not already
Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU) - Apple Support
How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
If you find that this internal drive is faulty, I have a PowerBook (2000) that runs on an SSD. I posted info in this topic
Posted on Sep 10, 2016 7:46 AM