ipad 2 continously beeps when connecting to macbook air 2013

I know this thread is ancient but I experienced this problem recently and found a simple fix. Connect through a usb hub or other device with usb port which is connected to the MacBook Pro. Eg my Wacom Cintiq has an extra usb port on it. Seems like there's something about the ports on my 2015 MBP that don't like my iPad - even when different original cables are tried. My 2010 MacBook works fine so I feel I can eliminate the cable and iPad.

Even connecting through a really crummy usb hub worked on my 2015 model but connecting directly just does not for me at least...

I am having the same problem. It persists even when I use the cable from Apple that came with the iPad. Also a message comes up on iTunes to say iTunes cannot connect with the iPhone (it's actually an iPad). Anyone has any suggestions for me?

I have the same problem. I called the Apple care support yesterday and it seems to be a problem with iTunes preferences. I tried with different Apple Cables but the trouble still there. They explained to me that I had to remove some files in the Preferences. I did it but the problem comes back today...

I have a new MPB Retina under Maverick with OSX 10.9 and iOS 7.0.4

Any suggestions ?

i had the same problem.it turned out that dropbox and iphoto couldn't agree who will import the photos first which were stored on my ipad. after shutting down the dropbox client, the ipad connected without problems.

I called Apple Support a few days ago on the problem. I was told to power off both devices and power on again, and after that it worked. You may want to give that a try.

Hi chrisi76,

I have remove dropbox, restart the iPad and also remov the iPhoto but still it beeps again and again.

I am using new iMac with OS X 10.9.2 Maverick.

Please guide how to solve this.

I had the same beeping problem, using an apple cable plugged directly into one of my iMac's USB ports. Worse, at one point in trying to eliminate my iPad Air beeping, iTunes would not recognize my iPad as a device. After trying various remidies I saw posted, I elimited the beeping and was able to sync with my iMac by doing the folowing:

1. Restart both my iMac and iPad, with them disconnected, and an apple connection cable in one of the iMac's USB ports (not in a USB hub).

2. Open iTunes on the iMac

3. Eject every device that iTunes identifies, even though they are not connected (for me, two iphones and my wife's iPad). After uyou eject the last device, the "x devices" button will disappear.

4. Connect the iPad Air to the iMac via the Apple cable. I heard a single beep, and iTunes found my iPad in about 5 seconds.

5. I was then able to sync/backup my iPad to the iMac.

Hope this works for others.

I am getting the same problem when I connected my new macbook air to my ipad. Tried all your tips. No luck. Any thoughts?

This was the solution to my problem. Was using a Griffen lightening cable. It works fine for everything else so this was not even a consideration to me. Thanks!

Adding this to I had the same issue with an iPad 3 and Macbook Pro (Mid 2015): upon plugging in the iPad repeatedly beeped, and I was using an Apple branded 30 pin USB cable.

I also traced the problem to the cable. Even though this was the same cable that had worked for years, I swapped with another 30 pin Apple brand cable (I've lots of them floating around with no purpose nowadays) and the beeping stopped and the iPad started charging. Confirmed the original cable was indeed the cause by swapping back - beeping, placed alternate cable back and all was good again.

Don't assume this is a necessarily the brand of the cable issue. I suspect either in my case I had a failure in the cable, or more likely a gradual loss of conductivity in the 30 pin connector due to years of plugging it in and out.