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    External HDD/SSD enclosure for a Mac Studio

    Which external enclosure would you recommend for use with an M1 Mac Studio and a mix of SATA HDDs and SSDs? I am looking for 4 drives in one enclosure, more or less. When I last looked into this over a year ago I settled on the Sabrent DS-SC4B. Is that still a solid choice or did something new...
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • bay enclosure hard drive hdd hub ssd thunderbolt usb
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Studio
  2. Alvin777

    Warning About USB Accessory Drawing Too Much Power (First Time I've Seen That)?

    Hello Mac friends. I was charging two D lithium-ion batteries directly to the Mac's port (USB cable chargers), a warning (I've never seen it before) say the USB Accessory is drawing too much power? Could charging D size batteries draw too much power (but we charge batteries all the time w/ the...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • battery diretly usb usb port drawing too much power
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
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    MP All Models Need help with connecting front IO on MacPro to an ATX PC motherboard

    So, I am planning to build a custom hackintosh inside an old MacPro case, like many other people seem to have done. I haven't yet bought the MacPro case, or motherboard, but I am holding off temporarily until I can get more information on how to connect everything together, and the only bit I...
    • Nick6548
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    • hack pro hackintosh i/o mac pro motherboard powermac g5 usb
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Do modern Macs offer short circuit protection on usb c ports?

    I know for a fact that macbooks around/before 2016 might have had a usb short circuit protection because I've seen these images online- and heard stories where people have connected Faulty/shorted USB-A cables to their macbooks which resulted in one of 3 things- 1.) USB port getting...
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    Need a fast external SSD for m2 MacBook Pro

    Hi, I have the new 14" MacBook Pro M2 and need an external drive. It needs to be fast so an SSD. I have read some confusing things about what the MacBook speed they actual support as opposed to what it says on the box. I hear it doesn't support some of the USB speed specifications so I don't...
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    Bluetooth 5.3 USB audio transmitter?

    I would like to add bluetooth 5.3 support to my mac through some USB adapter to pair with headphones supporting this version. I've found there exists the Nura Bluetooth® 5.3 Audio Transmitter for around 70$, which seems a bit steep compared to sub 10$ usb bluetooth 5.3 adapters I tend to find...
  7. mac_in_tosh

    Why .**** files show up on USB drive when plug into PC?

    I have a USB drive that is formatted ExFat so it can be used on Mac and PC, and it has done so without issue until now. Now, after using it on the MAC and plugging it into the PC a bunch of extraneous files show up with names starting with "." What are these and why are they starting to show up...
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    Rescinding USB Permissions on a per Device Basis?

    Does anyone know if USB permissions (the dialog pop-up that appears when connecting your iPhone to a new computer via USB) can be managed/rescinded on a device-by-device basis? I know that in “Settings > General > CarPlay” there is the option to manage connected cars, but I can’t figure out how...
    • Dan08
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    • permissions usb
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 16
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    Other USB-C iPhone: The Ugly Truth

    I know everyone is riding on a high because top level Apple executives confirm that they have to comply with the new European law and switch the iPhone over to USB-C within the next two years, most likely in next year's iPhone 15 series. But I’ve seen a lot of people make some assumptions about...
    • Lounge vibes 05
    • Thread
    • charging speed iphone 15 iphone 15 pro iphone 15 pro max iphone 15 ultra iphone 15+ lightning thunderbolt usb usb-c
    • Replies: 237
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Not seeing both External HDDs after upgrade to Ventura

    I have two Seagate One Touch HDD 4Gb external drives. One connected to USB, one connected to USB-C on my Mac Mini M1. I have just upgraded to Ventura and it is now only seeing one HDD at any one time. I have tried: Putting both on USB Putting both on USB-C Swapping Cables In disk utility...
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    Maximum number of supported USB devices on MacOS? (Non-theoretical)

    Hello, I’ve been researching and searching all over for a year now trying to find this information. I’ve even contacted Apple support and they didn’t know the answer. I need to know the maximum number of supported USB devices on MacOS. I know the theoretical maximum is well over 100 but I’m...
  12. bitnaut

    Mac Studio Ultra front port speed slowdown

    I have the base Mac Studio Ultra with 20 CPU, 48 core GPU, and 64GB ram and have been quite happy with its performance. As of yesterday, however, transferring my photos from a Sony MRW-G2 dual SD/CFExpress Type A card reader has dropped from a wonderful 250-300MB/s to 30MB/s. The only driver...
  13. Alvin777

    Late 2015 5K iMac's USB Specification Question

    Hello Apple & Mac friends. What's the bandwidth of the USB 3 of the Late 2015 5K iMac and what version 3 is it? Is it USB 3.1 Gen 1 or Gen 2? Thank you. Stay safe & may all that you do be blessed and mistakes free.
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • 3.0 3.1 gen 1 gen 2 imac 5k 27" late 2015 imac usb
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
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    MP 1,1-5,1 attempting to install windows on 09' mac pro 5.1 via usb

    hi guys, I'm at a point where i want to install a modded windows 11 that bypasses the TPM. Im aware that windows 11 on the mac pro 2009 is not officially supported but id want give it a shot. i tried going through the bootcamp installer and even used a windows 7 iso file which bootcamp...
  15. Bedaso

    Resolved Boot from burnt DVD?

    Hello. I’m unable to boot into the MacOS X 10.4 Tiger install DVD on my PowerMac G4 MDD (2003). I’ve recently installed several distros of Linux until I found out the graphical issues I experienced were from it’s ATI Radeon 9000. So until I buy a new card, and one that would work with Linux, I...
  16. dreikelvin

    Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock causes Mac Studio to reboot

    So I find myself having to do a PRAM reset every morning when I start my mac studio. Connected to it is a Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Express Mini Dock with Ethernet, HDMI and USB ports. The reboot happens when I enter my password. I tested with only Ethernet plugged in. It only happens if I use this...
  17. Le0M

    iPhone not seen by Mac while connected via USB

    Hi everyone, My Mac won't see the iPhone when connected via cable, no matter what. I tried: - resetting iPhone settings - force-restarting iPhone - restarting the MBP M1 - checking the cable - other devices actually show up on the mac On "system information" it won't show up. The iPhone will...
  18. Alvin777

    App That Burns .cdr .dmg .esd onto a Flashdrive on Windows 10 or 11?

    Hello, somehow inspite of Terminal methods and USB refresh apps (for weeks, many man hours), macOS Monterey won't mount any external drives (it does mount the internal drives), now I plan to burn my older macOS (like High Sierra which has been the most stable macOS by far) installer as a...
  19. Alvin777

    Any App or TSR (runs when you boot in the background) That'll Forces a Volume to Mount?

    Hello Apple and Mac friends. There seems to a major bug with macOS Monterey whereby it doesn't mount .dmg .iso and images when you double click it, it also doesn't mount the external volumes, like USB external drives or USB flashdrives. This wasn't a problem in Big Sur or Catalina. I'm using...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • app bug external flashdrive force mount monterey thumbdrives upgrading usb volume
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
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    Studio Max USB ports, bandwidth and internal hubs?

    What is the *total* USB3 and USB 2 bandwidth across the non-Thunderbolt USB ports on a Mac Studio Max? Breaking in my Mac Studio Max, trying to decide which USB device goes where, and trying to interpret the System Report which looks something like: > USB 3.1 Bus [Any USB devices...
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