Why can't my hard drive icon be altered?

With my G4 I was able to copy and paste a picture onto my hard drive icon, changing its appearance on the desk top. With my G5 and Tiger, I am no longer able to do this. Apple support was unaware of this issue. Is anyone else with Tiger and a G5 able to go to info and copy and paste a new icon for the drive? Is there anyone else having this problem with Tiger when a new icon cannot be copied?
Just a note: I am able to change my folder appearance by copying a picture in info. It is only the hard drive that does not respond.

Just to clarify: when you open the hard drive info window and paste, does the icon change there, but not on the desktop? Or will the icon not change in the info window either? If the latter, it might be worth temporarily (can't stress enough the temporary part...)changing the ownership rules. When you get the info window, go down to Ownership & Permissions, then the Details section and change owner from system to your name from the list (You'll be prompted to enter system password). Do the cut & paste, then re-set the owner to system. This has worked for me on stubborn system icons.
If the icon will change in the info window but not on the desktop, just have patience; sometimes it takes a couple restarts before tenacious icons change.
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