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I just purchased an external CDW device my MacBook Pro doesn’t connect or initialize it. How do I correct this?
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Original Title: Connecting an external device — CDW
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7
some optical drives require more power than the usb ports can provide
my asus bluetooth burner comes with a cable like this
https://cdn.mwave.com.au/images/400/AB56961.jpg
then it can be connected to 2 usb ports to get enough power or an usb port and in my case an ac charger with usb connector in it.
but of cause your drive could also just be defect, you could test it with other computers any would do windows, linux or macs
some optical drives require more power than the usb ports can provide
my asus bluetooth burner comes with a cable like this
https://cdn.mwave.com.au/images/400/AB56961.jpg
then it can be connected to 2 usb ports to get enough power or an usb port and in my case an ac charger with usb connector in it.
but of cause your drive could also just be defect, you could test it with other computers any would do windows, linux or macs
How can I fix MacBook Pro not recognizing external CDW?
