MacBook :: Can't Read USB Devices?
Mar 30, 2009
I tought that the problem was with my specific usb device, but i'v already tried with the 2 USB ports and with several usb devices. Everytime I insert a USB device into my computer, a screen appears saying that i need to turn off my computer and that i need to click on the power button for several seconds to do so. This has become pretty annoying since i can not transfer files nor make any backup on my computer because everytime i insert a usb (external hard drive or simple usb device) the screen appears and i don't know what to do. Does anybody know the reason why this is happening or a solution for this problem?
View 6 Replies
ADVERTISEMENT
Jun 10, 2012
This is my first question here, my imac (mid 2010 core i3) wont read any usb devices, flash drives,nokia mass storage,WD external hard drives or anything else!EXEPT for my iphone and my ipod which seems to work perfectly even tho the cable is half torn! But everything works fine on my windows partition on bootcamp,its able to read and write every usb device..i have the latest version of snow leopard 10.6.8 problem is only on mac osx partition ive checked disk utility and "about this mac>more info> USB,nothng shows up i did that NVram reset with commandoptPR but nothing can fix the usb problem!!
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
View 6 Replies
View Related
Mar 12, 2012
I have my macbook, iphone, and (new) imac all setup as icloud accounts for email. All email is coming through just fine on each device. However on the new imac messages which have been "read" on the iphone or on the macbook are still showing up as unread in mail on the imac.
Info:
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 2 Replies
View Related
May 3, 2010
I just jailbroke my iPhone 3GS and installed MyWi to work with my iPad. I also tried it on my MacBook Pro using Bluetooth. After I paired my iPhone and MacbBook Pro together everything worked fine. Now under the Airport Menu I see a separate category labeled "Devices" which is just below where my Home Network is.
My questions is how do I go about deleting this? I've tried everything. I deleted my device under Bluetooth Preferences, quit MyWi, messed around with the Network Preferences and it still appears under the Airport Menu. I even clicked connect but of course that doesn't work since I quit everything and deleted the device in Bluetooth settings. It's not even listed under "Preferred Networks" when you click on the advanced tab. It appears as "(my last name) Hotspot" and is under a tab labeled "Devices"
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 15, 2011
When I connect my external hard disk (Maxtor) to my Mac Book Pro, I am not able to copy/transfer files to it, though I can copy from it to my Mac. How do I change the permissions from Read Only to Read and Write?
Information:
MacBook Pro
Mac OS X (10.5.6)
View -1 Replies
View Related
Oct 4, 2010
I cannot put files in my flash drive for some reason. How do I change this setting? My flash drive format is Windows NT File System (NTFS).
View 6 Replies
View Related
Feb 27, 2012
I can not get the read out loud to read the whole document , all is activated and I have checked the 'whole document' is clicked in the view menu The reader , reads only the section within a thin lined box, which i have to continue to manually move onto the next group of words My documents are PDF files and windows for mac?
Info:
MacBook Pro, iOS 5.0.1, Brand new
View 1 Replies
View Related
May 2, 2010
This is a rather bizarre issue and I will try to explain the best I can. First off, I did a search, and found nothing recent that could help me with this issue.
Here are my specs: Uni-body Macbook Pro (late 2008) 15"-Snow Leopard I have checked for all updates, and am up to date on all things.
View 19 Replies
View Related
Oct 17, 2007
The drive in my G5 tower will read/write commercial or blank CDs and will read/write blank DVDs, however, it will not read most commercial DVDs. When I insert them it tries to read it then after a few seconds it just spits them back out. Occasionally commercial DVDs will read and mount fine, but this seems to be rare.
Information:
Mac OS X (10.4.10)
View 1 Replies
View Related
Apr 22, 2012
I just switched from Snow leopard to Lion and i don't like the way that Lion has the mail preview set up as a 3 column vertical format. I thought in Snow Leopard you could change the set-up so it's either horizontal or vertical, but I can't seem to find that option in Lion. I want to have the list of my email messages in the top, horizontal window and the preview of the selected message in a horizontal window below. Am I missing this option to change the view format from vertical to horizontal somewhere?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 2 Replies
View Related
May 5, 2012
How do I change a file or folder permissions from 'read only' to read/write.
I want to edit some music track information in iTunes, but my iTunes music folder is 'read only'
Info:
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 4 Replies
View Related
Jun 24, 2010
My mac mini cant read DVD movies but can read Burned CD and Installers. I tried the DVD's with my macbook but works just fine. tried burning some files and it works as well. what do i need to do to fix my problem? do i need to update something or download some programs?
View 17 Replies
View Related
Jul 3, 2012
Need help on why Macbook pro 13" 2012 cannot read USB flash drive and CD's(attachment from purchased books). Though these are easily read by PC.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 28, 2012
My iTunes sidebar shows that I have two devices are attached when in reality no devices are attached. I delete them and every time I open iTunes, they show up again in my sidebar.Â
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 2 Replies
View Related
Nov 5, 2006
I know this is lame, but I searched and can't find a solution. When I click on a day in ical it says it is a Read-only calendar. I repaired permissions, but it still says read only. The strange part is, in the Get Info screen, it says Read-Write for all the users.
View 5 Replies
View Related
Jun 16, 2009
I'm buying an external hard drive to use as a backup for my MacBook but also as a network drive that all the computers connected to my router (Airport Extreme) can use. There are two MacBooks and two PCs that connect to the network. I only need my MacBook to be able to write to the hard drive but I need the two PCs to be able to access and use the files on the hard drive. I was going to get a 1TB external and give it two partitions. The first partition is going to be the Time Machine backup for my MacBook and the other will be accessed by all computers on the network. What format will the second partition need to be so that both MacBooks and both PCs can view and use the files? Also what external hard drive would you recommend?
View 4 Replies
View Related
May 2, 2010
there my mac for some time has not been able to play dvds. It will attempt to read them, but then just spit it out after some time, if I try a bunch of times 6-8, I can sometimes get it to work, however, this rarely does.
View 1 Replies
View Related
May 1, 2010
I don't think the IR receiver at the front of my MBP will be used, seeing as I'm not looking into buying an apple remote anytime soon. However, I was wondering if there was any software out there that would let me use it with other devices.
One specific thing i was wondering was if there was any way of accessing the IR receiver in boot camp Windows 7 to receive signals from an Xbox 360 controller (without the USB receiver attachment sold by MS)
View 2 Replies
View Related
Mar 12, 2012
i m using macbook pro. one of my frend bought an iphone. he needed an apple account to log in. so i gave him mine. but now i feel unsecured as he may download any of the apps from the store . so i want to disconnect that device from my apple's id. how should i do it.?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
View 1 Replies
View Related
Apr 11, 2012
For example, Mac OS X Lion
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jun 6, 2012
I plug in my devices in and receive power to them, but my computer won't recognize or sync them up. I've tried to use isync to find devices and it comes up blank. Both usb ports give power to devices, but I can't sync them up.
Info:
MacBook Pro
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jun 9, 2012
Is it possible to synchronize my both MacBooks pro (1 x 13" - 1x 15")?
View 3 Replies
View Related
May 13, 2009
So I started up my macbook this morning and have been using it for awhile when I went to go play some music and can't get any sound. When I hit the volume buttons it shows a shadow of the speaker logo and a circle with a line through it under the volume bar. I have tried a restart and also went into sound controls, where it says "The device has no output devices" . What can I do/what's going on?
View 11 Replies
View Related
Jun 17, 2009
Im trying to connect my macbook to a networking external harddrive.
But when i go to the network tab in finder, the list is blank, and theres not any single networks.
It used to work, but i dont know what happend
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 13, 2009
I am new to Mac and like it so far. However, I am having some difficulty in one area. Whenever I connect an external device such as a mp3 stick or my psp via usb the device will autorun like crazy either uploading or downloading something. I cannot tell. When I hook it up to my PC I will find hidden files like .fseventsd and .spotlight . And if i delete something on the device it will create a trash bin and just move it to the hidden trash bin IT WON'T DELETE IT. Is there malicious software on my OS causing this or is this a simple fix I can disable in the control panel?
View 5 Replies
View Related
Sep 18, 2009
So I have a lot of USB devices plugged into a powered hub and I have a Dell 2408WFP monitor with USB ports.
Often when I awake from sleep the devices plugged into the powered USB hub that's plugged into the 2408WFP which in turn is plugged into my computer are not present until a reboot of the computer.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 9, 2012
My MacBook Pro shows that Bluetooth is available and appears to scan for devises. I have tried both a headset and a keyboard, in discoverable mode, but it never finds them. I know both these devices work and I pair the headset to my iphone all the time.Â
Info:
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
View 2 Replies
View Related
Mar 27, 2012
mac book pro Mac OS X 10.6.8 processor 2.2 intel Core i7 Memory 4gb 1333 Vyz DDR3
Can't use sound - No device found seys in Sound prefereces pane
View 1 Replies
View Related
Apr 14, 2012
I have a windows PC from work that I use at home and I connect to the Internet from the PC and all my other devices using Time Capsule. The PC connects to work on a work VPN but it also shows up on my Devices list on my MacBook. Is there a way to prevent the PC from connecting to the MacBook and to stop it showing up in Devices? I assume it's a OS issue but maybe it can be done in Time Capsule. Either way, I have no idea what to look for.Â
Here's why I want to do that. I have two external USB drives connected to my MacBook and they both keep staring and stopping at a minute or less interval. I finally realized that this only occurs when the PC is on and listed in Devices. So I'm pretty sure that the PC is doing something across the network that is causing the USB drives to spin up when they would otherwise be idle. I think it would fix the problem if I could prevent the PC from finding the MacBook.Â
Info:
MacBook (Aliminum case), Mac OS X (10.4.7)
View 4 Replies
View Related
Apr 14, 2012
I'm thinking of setting up my MacBook Pro to have an area at home so when I'm home it can be used as a desktop with an external display. However, when using the external display I don't want to have to use the built in keyboard or mouse pad on the computer. If I get a bluetooth Magic Mouse and the bluetooth keyboard can they both be used at the same time on the computer as they are both bluetooth or does it have to have one device be wired?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
View 2 Replies
View Related
