I just connected my brand new Macbook Pro to my 24" and I ran out of USB ports.
1. Keyboard
2. 24" ACD
3. Diamond Vid Card (for multiple monitors)
That's it so now I need to find a hub
This is one of the biggest problems i have with my macbook. It has only 2 USB ports... on a regular basis i need atleast 4 USB ports and sometimes 5... What should i do about it ?I used one of those china made USB hubs (with colorful leds) but the speed of access to connected devices becomes really slow. I need a really high speed USB hub.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI had a powered USB hub attached to my computer, w/ a mouse and two printers attached to it. For a while, it seemed to work fine, but then the printers wouldn't work, and I had to connect them directly to the computer. I decided the problem must be with the hub, so I went out to MicroCenter and bought a new powered hub. Again, it seemed to work for a while, but then the printers again wouldn't work. There aren't enough USB ports to run all my peripherals so I have had to disconnect a backup USB hard disk. The hub is now disconnected entirely, and I have to switch connections around. Needless to say, this is a pain.
MacBook Pro 17" 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram, w/ external 22" ViewSonic monitor, running OS 10.5.8
I have become increasingly frustrated and angry at my MacBook in the last few weeks. Nearly every time I plug in a USB hub, I get a kernel panic. When I send the report to apple, this is what comes up near the bottom of the window:
Code:
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.baltaks.driver.DoubleCommand(1.6.5)@0x3441b000->0x34420fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.5.3)@0x709000
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.5.3)@0x709000->0x741fff
Sometimes there's a USB HUB written in there. What is going on? I've tried switching from a rather generic hub to a Belkin one, and most recently I just plugged in my aluminum keyboard and immediately got a KP. They've been happening with regularity over the past while, all when I unplug or plugin my USB hub with an iPod touch, keyboard/mouse, USB drive and headset (though recently I've been removing peripherals). I'm about to do an archive and install (assuming my MB works long enough for me to download the combo updater) but want to kill this bug soon.
i need a good usb hub that can be powered off the other usb port on my 13in macbook pro cause i have a portable usb hd that when one usb port wont power it can get power off the other and operate but that claims the other port
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhat kind of USB hub are you using with your Airport extreme? I would like to run my printer and external HD's off of it, but I'm not sure what kind of hub to buy.
Does it need to be a powered hub?
Find it a bind that the iMac does not have readily accessible USB ports. They are on the back but in my situation to turn the monitor round is a bind. Bought a small USB hub but this does not seem to work with half the devices I want to connect.
Anyone any ideas or suggestions to buy a hub that will work with all devices. e.g iPhone etc.
My Mac Mini had the Belkin un-powered hub but it seems underpowered. It adds 4 usb and 2 FW800 ( big deal ).
I wanted to add a powered 7 port USB plus this belkin hub but don't know in what order.
BTW I have the 2.7 i7 with 16gb RAM and all kinds of peripherals i can't live with out and hate plugging and unplugging.
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.7hz i7; 16gb Ram; VB;win-7-64
I have a new Macbook Air and I noticed that my Storage is being occupied by certain files. I dont have any files in my Macbook yet. I have 48MB worth of Movies and 1.2GB worth of Photos (Both I dont have any files on my Mac), then an almost 11GB worth of Other Data and it keeps increasing while I use my Mac. I already have a Clean My Mac 2 it removed about 3gb worth of useless files but thats not enough. And how do I get rid of unwanted and unnecessary files? And i always empty my trash, uninstall unnecessary apps I dont use. I removed garage band, pages, notes, numbers, imovie etc.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAfter some issues to get connet to the Time Capsule (which I use both to store media data and backup) the Time Mashine cannot run but return a message that the sparse bundle is already in use. In the Backup folder there is a file 2012-05-12-194014.inProgress. Can I just delete this - and move on?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Time Capsule, AppleTV, Ipda, icloud
Well I have my Mac Pro on order and should be at the dealer this week. He suggested that I wait to see what 1TB HD Apple uses in the computer before I order additional HD's so that they will match. I know they will be WD drives according to everything I have read here and should be Caviar Black. I can't fault him for wanting to be cautious so that the computer will work well for me.
My question is does anyone have any issues with the additional WD Caviar Black HD's that they have been adding to their Mac Pros?
I'm somehow obsessed with the idea of putting more than four 3.5" drives into my Mac Pro. Right now, all four sleds are occupied plus there is one WD Raptor in the lower ODD bay (-> one onboard SATA-connector still available).
My last idea was to use the case of an old CD-drive to mount two 3.5" HDs on it at right angle and customize the ODD sled to make the connectors accessible, so that the result would be similar to transIntl's Pro Caddy 2 (which is simply too expensive for what it does)
Unfortunately, 3.5" drives are just slightly too long to fit into a CD-drive case at right angle...
My current idea is to attach an additional drive to one of the drives on the sleds by connecting the two drives with two thin sheets of metal utilizing their screw holes on the sides (see attached image, just a sketch, not a masterpiece of art ).
Now the question is whether there is enough room between the drive on the sled and the one on the next sled to fit in the metal sheet and a screw. I can't remember right now and my Mac is busy at the moment; it would be a slight pain to draw it out anyway, disconnecting all the cables etc.
Does anybody happen to have their Mac Pro open right now to take an inspecting look...? Or any experience concerning such enterprises - I mean except using cable ties , this is not about mounting an SSD but a full-grown hard disk.
Does anyone now if there are available power ports on Mac pro 1,1 logic board for some additional fans, without running cables down from the optical drives.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm thinking of adding another Hard Drive to my Powermac, I'm looking for 7200rpm, and somewhere upwards of 300GB. At present I just have the 160GB stock drive in it. So here are a few questions;
How often are HDD's updated by manufacturers, and should I perhaps wait till the next major update to get a bit better value.
Brands, I hear seagate, western digital are good, i'd be glad to hear others opinions though.
I'm thinking of using the additonal HDD as a place to store my collection of DVD's (mostly in divX format) as well as using it to record TV to (it comes in as a DV stream, so need ~13GB/hour of TV. So it isnt really urgent that I get it now, but I'm thinking sometime in the next few months.
I am getting ready to install a second (500 GB) hard drive in my Power Mac G5, and I was wondering how it will show up. I want to install OS X and all of my Apps on my 250 GB HD, that is already in the computer, and put all media and documents on the 500 GB. Will the additional HD mount on the desktop, light an external HD does?
How would I go about doing this?
Can the Mac Pro take any type of SATA HD or is it restricted to "special" types?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver model M8667LL/A, Dual 1.0 Ghz, that I'd like to see about adding an additional USB port to the back of the unit. It only comes with two, one is being used for the keyboard-> mouse, the other I have an external hard drive plugged into. I recently bought a cradle for my Fuji digital camera that comes with a USB cord, I'd like to hardmount the cradle and plug it in but don't want to swap with the hard drive every time I use it or run the cable to the spare keyboard port, that looks like hell. Is this a feasible option to do, and if so, how? Mind you I'm not a computer expert so I'd either need a very basic set of instructions or an technician to do it locally, but first I'd like to know if it's even possible.
View 12 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know if they have any additional minimize effects available for Leopard? Although the Genie is cool, I'm wondering if anyone has developed any themselves or if Apple supports additional for download. I didn't see any anywhere and Google has proved to not be very helpful, but thought I'd ask.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI wanted to dedicate a separate thread to this question, since I think it's a big enough topic of its own.
1. How much RAM is enough? Obviously the more the merrier, but after a point it gets too costly, and I'm sure there are diminishing returns.
What do you think about 12 (6x2GB)?
I will be doing HD video editing, Audio recording in Pro Tools and Logic, and Photoshop processing.
2. Distribution - does distribution of RAM affect performance in any way? For example, is having 6 slots filled in with 1 GB ram sticks, and the other 2 filled with 3 GB sticks a good idea? Or is it better to distribute them evenly? Do certain slots get preference?
if there is any way to have some extra power for my macbook because I'm not going to be able to plug in to a power source for quite sometime. I will be flying overseas and will not be able to plug into a power source (no biz class or first class for me) and was looking for an affordable way to be able to use my laptop for more than the time the battery lasts, which isn't all that long.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am a pretty new Mac user though I like the trackpad gestures. However two important gestures are missing in my opinion, close an application or window and create a new one, e.g. in Firefox new window apple + n and close window apple + w.
I want to have these shortcuts done with the trackpad gestures, I have read xGestures is a possibility, is this right? Are there any FREE alternatives. Can't be the case that I am one of the only few requesting such a feature.
I have a Pre uni bod MBP with Dvi port. I want tp set up two 24" cinema displays. Can any one guide me to the right equipment to set this up?
Do I or should I consider the matrox device? Or the diamond device?
I just got a new OSX 10.7 Lion iMac Intel Desktop. Initially I created a user account for myself with admin rights. Now after some weeks, I am going back to System Preferences >> Users & Groups and trying to add an addtional user. However, the lock icon at the bottom of the window does not open when I click on it, and I cannot add, delete, or otherwise manage users. What do I need to get the lock to open so I can make changes and add an additional user?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
This is what happens on my computer and I can't seem to get rid of the 'black' desktops with google chrome icon on them. There is no "X" sign to shut them down and as far as I can tell the only thing that works is if I either shut down my computer or quite google chrome which isn't too convenient.Is there another way to 1. prevent these 'black' desktops from apearing and 2. to get rid of them without shuting down the computer or quiting chrome everytime ?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I'm looking for additional iChat emoticons (smileys). Do you know of any good sites to get free ones?
View 1 Replies View Related,A friend just recently purchased a NVIDIA Video Card and went to install it in his new Mac Pro but could not find a source to hook up additional power to the card. He called Apple and they weren't able to tell him how to connect to the Mac power supply.
Does the motherboard provide the necessary power so that he doesn't need to hook up the extra power cable to the card or does he need a booster cable etc?
I got my first Mac (15" MacBook Pro) in late June, so I will be receiving my Snow Leopard disc within the next week or so. This will be my first reinstallation of OSX. I will not do an upgrade however - I'm still going to do a clean reformat/reinstall. So, is it necessary to do additional driver installations once you have finished installing OSX? I know on a Windows machine, after you install the OS, you really need to go through and install drivers for most of your hardware. I'm wondering how this works with OSX.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI bought my Macbook in February 2008, right after the revision (system profile says Model Identifier: Macbook 4,1) and I have the 2 finger multitouch scroll, but I had been reading that SL would enable all of the multitouch gestures for Macbooks that already supported at least the 2 finger gesture. Did this end up being a rumor that was proven wrong, or did something go south in my install? I just did the upgrade, but had been thinking about wiping everything out and doing a clean install.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI understand that the PCI-X slots are backwards compatible with PCI, correct? If so, can we install 2 additional PCI video cards? Or, can we use PCI-X video cards for Windows and somehow flash them with Mac drivers? Of course, there is the matter of budget: we have very little to work with. Would any of you have a spare video card that would work in this machine and be willing to donate it? I can email you an in-kind donation form you can use for tax purposes.
View 4 Replies View RelatedUhmm , I'm a new mac user. I was making a new user account, and I wanna remove it. I'm trying to remove the " Games " account
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MacBook Pro
