Sync PALM Lifedrive with Mac OS X.4.8

Under Isync i can't add my palm lifedrive. Ihave install palm desktop (last version). I want to synchronize with bluetooth. Under bluetooth finder menu my palm is recognize but without service recognize.
Please help me!
I'am a new switcher.

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It's not clear how you attempted to configure your MacBook to support LifeDrive synchronization, but there are several important steps to follow.
You should install the version of the Palm Desktop which came bundled on a CD-ROM with your Palm device. Other versions do not necessarily contain the appropriate resources or offer full support for the LifeDrive.
You must create a Bluetooth pairing between for device and your MacBook, initiating it from the LifeDrive and confirming it from the Macintosh.
You add a LifeDrive—or any other supported Palm device—to iSync using the option labeled Enable Palm OS Syncing… under the Devices menu in iSync, and not with the Add Device… option.
Your initial synchronization will allow you to merge data between your LifeDrive and your MacBook, or overwrite the data on your Palm device. If you can do so, you should choose to overwrite it.

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Powerbook which is currently running Tiger (I cannot
run OS 9 at all).
I bought the IIIc on eBay and it works flawlessly
except for the fact that it won't sync. I can click
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