FireWire I External Hard Drive Boot Up Problem

I have a 400 Mhz Blue & White G3 running OS X 10.4.8 or Classic 9.2. I also have an IOMEGA 400 Gig Hard Drive capable of connecting with FireWire I & II and USB and an IOMEGA 120 Gig Hard Drive capable of connecting via FireWire I. Of course, the G3 only has FireWire I capability. I also have a PowerBook G4 running OS X 10.4.8.
The 400 Gig HD boots under all three methods of connection.
The IOMEGA 400 Gig hard drive will connect via all three methods on the PowerBook G4, but will only boot on the G3 under USB in OS X, i.e., it won't boot on the G3 using FireWire I in OS X.
However it will boot on the G3 using FireWire I under System 9.2 (Classic).
NOTE: The 120 Gig HD will boot to the G3 under OS X using FireWire I. And other of my peripherals also work on the G3 under OS X using FireWire I.
Bottom Line: What can I do to have the G3 recognize the 400 Gig HD when running under OSX?
Blue & White 400 Mhz G3 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

One other thing you mentioned it is seen in Classic but not on OS X. I am not sure if you are aware of this but your drive comes FAT32 formatted. Below is a link to tell you a little more about as to why mac os x can't support a FAT32 partition over 128GB.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107483
Here are a few steps to resolving your issue.
STEP ONE - Confirm that the drive is being seen by the system
Click the Apple icon and select About This Mac.
Click More Info.
Select the Drives and Volumes tab.
If the Iomega Hard Disk drive is not listed under the USB/FireWire arrow, proceed to STEP THREE.
If the Iomega Hard Disk drive is listed, continue with the next step.
STEP TWO - Format the Iomega Hard Disk drive to Mac HFS format
The Iomega Hard Disk drive is factory formatted to FAT32 for maximum compatibility. If you have not reformatted the disk or the disk is formatted to FAT32:
The disk may mount very slowly in OS X if the disk is FAT32 formatted.
Mac OS X will not mount any DOS (FAT32) partition larger than 128GB. For more information, please check the Apple® Web site at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107483
Warning: Erasing your Iomega Hard Disk drive will erase all of the information stored on the disk. If possible, back up your data before erasing the hard drive. Mac formatted disks are not cross compatible with other operating systems, such as Windows®, without the purchase of additional third-party software.
Double-click the Mac hard drive icon.
Double-click the Applications folder.
Double-click the Utilities folder.
Double-click the Disk Utilities icon.
Highlight the Iomega drive in the left window.
Click the Erase tab.
Select Mac OS Extended.
Click the Erase button and then click Erase from the confirmation window.
If the Iomega Hard Disk drive now mounts, you are ready to use the drive.
If the Iomega Hard Disk drive does not mount, continue with the next step.
STEP THREE - Are the Mac OS X drivers detecting the drive properly?
The Iomega Hard Drive may not mount if you are using Mac OS X versions under 10.1.3. If you are not using Mac OS X 10.1.3 or higher, please visit the Apple® Web site at http://www.apple.com/macosx/ for information on getting the latest version.

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