USB & Firewire slots on the back of Apple 20" display?????

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USB & Firewire slots on the back of Apple 20" display?????

Hi,
Can somebody help me with this please.
I have recently purchased an Apple 20" cinema display and noticed that it has 2 USB ports & 2 Firewire ports. Can you attach anything into these ports or is it there to allow the Apple Isight to connect to the monitor?
I have tried connecting my ipod to the back of the monitor but there is no response.
Thank you for your help
Dan

Posted on Sep 28, 2005 4:51 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 28, 2005 6:02 AM in response to Daniele Boggi

HI I just bought a new Mac with 20 inch cinema display. I use one of the USB ports to plug in my Wacom pad and assume it works in the same way as a powered hub. At least I hope so since the G5 only has a couple of USB slots at the back and one at the front. I plugged my camera into a firewire slot and it also works. Try connecting something else, maybe the i-sight hasn't been recognised.

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Answer 2

Sep 28, 2005 6:45 AM in response to Daniele Boggi

I've tried connecting both my Ipod through the Firewire port and my girlfriends Ipod through the USB port and nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? Do I have to activate something for it to work?

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Answer 3

Kenn Ch

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Sep 28, 2005 6:49 AM in response to Daniele Boggi

did u plug the usb cable from the lcd to the back of your system?? It needs to be plugged in first.

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Answer 4

Sep 28, 2005 8:08 AM in response to Kenn Ch

yes, Kenneth, very good point! I wondered why I had to plug in 3 cables at the back of the G5 just for the cinema display.
Did you try that Daniel?

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Answer 5

Sep 28, 2005 7:57 PM in response to Gail Dorrington

"...did u plug the usb cable from the lcd to the back of your system..."

And if you did and they still do not work, try un-plugging and re-plugging them while the computer is running. If they still fail to work after that, you may have a "bad" unit...not unheard of.

DD

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