I just got my mac book air, my usb3 external HDD is not getting detected. It was working fine with my old mac book pro. Any solutions?
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
yes both are upto date ! I guess its something to do with the power. the old Macbook pro might be giving the Drive the power it needs, with the MBA my USB 3 drive's light is on but its not detected.
That's weird, have you called AppleCare for help?
I was wondering about USB 2 drives, i don't have any USB 3 devices.
I've used several USB 2 thumb drives as well as the Kingston USB 3 drive I mentioned on my mid-2012 MacBook Air, all with no problem.
I have just bought a MBA and a Lexar 64Gb USB3.....and the MBA doesn't recognise the drive. It is fine with usb2 devices. Very annoying as I am away and want to save a load of photos on to the stick.
I have updated the sofware, mine is running the latest mountain lion, still no luck with the toshiba HDD, which is working with mac pro 2010
Strangely enough I had the same problem with a Toshiba drive BUT if I plug it into a USB2 hub my MBA recognizes the drive... Directly,... no dice.
I have installed all updates and now run Mountain Lion, but it still does not work. :))
so has anyone seen an improvement with 10.8.1? better USB 3 support? external HDs staying connected??? please post any results/observations here to share your experiences and insights re 10.8.1!!
I know man, that's how most of the forums work.
Yes, I know refducing to usb 2.0 works. The point is usb 3.0 on these new computers does not work. So much for higher speeds.
Did u buy a usb 3.0 or usb 2.0 hub?
It is a power issue and will NOT be fixed by an update.
MBA is using a non-standard 3.0 usb power specification. Apple had convinced certain companies (LaCie for one) to build a usb 3.0 drive that is compatible with the MBA's no-standard specs
Yet it is not disclosed to the user base which is costing them a truckload of $$$ on the purchase of incompatible hardware.....
Macbook Air usb3 not working!
