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USB Port Dead on MBP?? - prof - 03-09-2009
The USB port on the left side of my MBP seems to be dead.
I've tried connecting a couple different USB drives to it and
the power light on the drives comes on but they don't mount.
Both work fine on the other USB port. Is there a hardware test
that I can run to verify that the port isn't working before I have
to take it in to the Apple Store?? Or is there some way to reset
the USB ports??
TIA,
prof
Re: USB Port Dead on MBP?? - JoeH - 03-09-2009
Does the port work for mice or keyboards or other low power usage devices? That would indicate you have a known problem with some models, the port on one side does not get full power and does not power drives.
Re: USB Port Dead on MBP?? - prof - 03-09-2009
JoeH wrote:
Does the port work for mice or keyboards or other low power usage devices? That would indicate you have a known problem with some models, the port on one side does not get full power and does not power drives.
Good idea, I'll try that.
It's a 2.4 MBP and the problem USB port worked fine for a year.
I wasn't aware of any known issues with USB ports on MBP's.
Thanks,
prof
Re: USB Port Dead on MBP?? - mstudio - 03-09-2009
Try resetting the PMU. Shut it off, remove battery, unplug from wall. Hold down the power button for a few seconds, put battery back in, plug back into wall, turn on.
This may work, it has for me.
Re: USB Port Dead on MBP?? - prof - 03-09-2009
mstudio wrote:
Try resetting the PMU. Shut it off, remove battery, unplug from wall. Hold down the power button for a few seconds, put battery back in, plug back into wall, turn on.
This may work, it has for me.
Thanks, I'll give that a shot!