Q: USB hub on Late 2015 iMac
I recently bought a 4K Retina iMac with 16Gb RAM and 1Tb Fusion drive. It is running 10.11.4. Previously I had been using an early 2008 20" iMac also running 10.11.4.
The old iMac has a powered Kensington 7 port hub attached which works just fine on that machine. I had thought to transfer that hub to my new Mac - even though it's only USB 2 it would be fine for my backup drives, printers and scanner.
However, when I connect the hub to the new iMac it is recognised and then almost immediately reset by the Mac which makes it completely useless. The hub still works on my old Mac and also on my Macbook Pro (early 2011).
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I might make the hub work? Alternatively (since I'll get one in the end anyway) is there a seven port USB 3 hub which is known to work with this model of iMac, which doesn't cost the Earth and is available in the UK. I like the appearance and price of the Orico hub and wonder if it works.
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), Late 2015 4K Retina, 16Gb RAM, 1Tb
Posted on Apr 13, 2016 4:17 AM