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Q: Can't mount external USB SSD drive after shutdown

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Loner T you out there!??  ;-) I have a MBP running Bootcamp/W10 and sometimes boot off of an external USB SSD drive.  The other day the laptop powered off (I forgot the power cord wasn't plugged in) and now the drive shows in Disk Utility but is greyed out and I don't see it in finder when I powered back up.  I did a First Aid on the drive and it checks out fine and did try to unmount it and mount it through the command line.  Thoughts?  Thank you!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 4, 2016 4:23 AM

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  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 8, 2016 7:03 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 8, 2016 7:03 PM in response to Loner T

    Hey again LT.  I just decided to give up.  I did an IR and the MBP saw the external drive but still wouldn't mount.  Didn't want to waste anymore of your time.  Thanks again!  I'm sure we'll chat unfortunately.  (ugh)..

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 8, 2016 7:35 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 8, 2016 7:35 PM in response to Dick Richards

    1. What is the SSD brand?

    2. What brand/model is the enclosure?

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 16, 2016 4:47 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 16, 2016 4:47 PM in response to Loner T

    Hey Loner T..  So sorry for the late reply...  I have been smashing my head against the wall trying to get my Late 2012 Mac Mini to work with my new Asus 4K monitor via my TB and finally gave up and just got an Apple monitor...

     

    I checked on the brand and it is an OCZ Agility 3 SSD drive and the enclosure it is in is Sabrent enclosure... Is that what you needed?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 16, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 16, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Dick Richards

    Dick Richards wrote:

     

    Hey Loner T..  So sorry for the late reply...  I have been smashing my head against the wall trying to get my Late 2012 Mac Mini to work with my new Asus 4K monitor via my TB and finally gave up and just got an Apple monitor...

    The monitor has a DP 1.2 and an HDMI port. Both should work.

     

    I checked on the brand and it is an OCZ Agility 3 SSD drive and the enclosure it is in is Sabrent enclosure... Is that what you needed?

    What are the available output ports on the Sabrent enclosure?

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 16, 2016 5:37 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 16, 2016 5:37 PM in response to Loner T

    When I hook up the monitor via the mini's HDMI I only can get 1920x1080 and I didn't try a TB to DP adapter.  I didn't see many of them out there.  I did hook up the MiniDisplay Port Dual DVI Link adapter and MiniDisplay Port to DVI adapter and both don't work.  The MDP to DVI just gave me 1920x1080 and the Dual Link adapter gave me 2600x1600 or something but the screen is really blurry....

     

    The Sabrent enclosure is just one USB 3.0 port...  https://www.sabrent.com/category/hard-drive-enclosures/EC-UK30/

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 16, 2016 6:43 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 16, 2016 6:43 PM in response to Dick Richards

    Dick Richards wrote:

     

    When I hook up the monitor via the mini's HDMI I only can get 1920x1080 and I didn't try a TB to DP adapter.  I didn't see many of them out there.  I did hook up the MiniDisplay Port Dual DVI Link adapter and MiniDisplay Port to DVI adapter and both don't work.  The MDP to DVI just gave me 1920x1080 and the Dual Link adapter gave me 2600x1600 or something but the screen is really blurry....

    Your 2012 Mini on HDMI does not support 4K. DP is your best bet for the highest resolution.

     

    The Sabrent enclosure is just one USB 3.0 port...  https://www.sabrent.com/category/hard-drive-enclosures/EC-UK30/

    It seems to support only SATA 1 and 2. Can you check if the OCZ is a SATA3? If it does not down negotiate, you will have problems.

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Loner T

    ok..  i will check that out.  ok so when you say DP is my best bet I am not sure what that means?  How do I do that?  I tried connecting my MiniDisplay Port with Dual Link using a Dual Link DVI cable and HDMI adapter and the 2560x1440 still looked like crud.  The Apple Monitor looks absolutely flawless.  I am confused?  I guess what I am asking is how to I upscale my monitor without buying a new mini, etc?

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 2:37 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:37 PM in response to Loner T

    BTW I forgot to mention I tried the normal Apple MDP to DVI as well...  I am clueless...  Which is obvious...

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 4:51 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 17, 2016 4:51 PM in response to Loner T

    Update..  Just tried a late 2012 Macbook Air with both DVI adapters and no go...  Not sure..  Going to try a 2013 MBP tomorrow...

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 17, 2016 5:36 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 17, 2016 5:36 PM in response to Dick Richards

    Before you try Macs, a simple miniDP-to-DP cable will let you get the maximum resolution supported by the Mini on the Asus. The Asus does not support dual-link DVI well.

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 17, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Dick Richards

    So you are saying something like the below:

     

    Cable Matters Gold Plated Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt Port Compatible) to DisplayPort Cable, Black, 6 Feet (101007)

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 17, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Loner T

    I am a bit unclear why this one is so much more money? 

     

    Belkin Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Cable (1.5 meters)


  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 17, 2016 6:16 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 17, 2016 6:16 PM in response to Loner T

    Wanted to confirm Loner T..  This Mini would work via HDMI fine on a 4K monitor, yes?  I wouldn't need to use one of my TB ports...?

     

    http://www.microcenter.com/product/440799/Mac_mini_MGEN2LL-A_Desktop_Computer

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 17, 2016 6:57 PM in response to Dick Richards
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    Jan 17, 2016 6:57 PM in response to Dick Richards

    Is your goal to get 4K from a Mini? If yes, please see http://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ - 2014 models. If you need to connect your Mini to the ASUS, please see http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13372 .

  • by Dick Richards,

    Dick Richards Dick Richards Jan 18, 2016 5:56 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 18, 2016 5:56 AM in response to Loner T

    Thanks Loner T...!!  So do you think I should return the Cable Matters and go with Monoprice instead?  Also do you know if the new Mini's are upgradeable (swapping out memory and hard drives) like the old ones?  I assume the newer mini's can do 4K over HDMI yes?  Honestly the Mac's run so smooth I am thinking the lowest model of Mini but I do like putting in SSD drives (even though I could launch the OS from SSD over USB 3.0)...  My goal is to run both mini's PiP or split...

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