Peripherals

This may have been asked before, but I plan on using my display with my black macbook and an external LaCie hard drive. Since my computer is always on the move, I didn't want to constantly plug and unplug that hard drive from the computer's firewire port. Can the external HD mount onto my computer through the monitor's firewire port just the same as it would on the computer?

Yes I understand that is not a great tool. But at least there's something now.  Probably soon someone will make a better one, just like it happened with the file manager...
But I was just saying that there's an option now. But I understand that it's not a very good one guys

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    SCENARIO 1 - I insert the CinemaDisplay (cD) power connector and TBolt plugs into the dock, tighten the set screws, close the lid of my MBP (already logged into Yosemite & linked with MagicMouse [mM]) and stick the MBP into the dock... everything comes up on the cD and I can go about my day. At this point, I can plug the USB hub into the back of the cD and the system sees the hub & all peripherals listed just fine.
    SCENARIO 2 - Install cD powercon, TBolt connector, USB3 hub, USB keyboard into the dock, close the lid on MBP (again, logged in), insert into dock... cD comes up, looks great for about 15 seconds then goes completely blank. No response from key presses, mouse clicks, threats with a hammer, etc. Then, of course, I have to yank the MBP out of the dock, which hard-disconnects the external drives (backup and TimeMachine... good for them, right?) and causes the MBP to flake, thinking it's still in the dock, then not, then logging me out & requiring a password (not a big deal- I deal with copyrighted stuff, so passwords aren't the issue).
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    Have now taken the 27" display into the repair shop and after 24 hrs got the phone call - "appears to be nothing wrong with it, will check again on Tuesday and let you know".
    I can't seem to find anything on the net describing a similar problem. Everything is working fine right now with the Mac Pro connected to the older 20 inch Cinema Display. In fact, everything seems to be working about a second faster.
    I was told by the local retailer that Apple no longer makes the 27 inch LED Cinema Display product and the new display, the "Thunderbolt" will not work with my 13 month old Mac Pro.
    ***??? In 20 years of owning Mac equipment, this is my first major "uh-oh".

  • I want to Connect my Mac Mini as a Slave to a Mac pro Server while at the same time using the Mac mini's thunderbolt ports peripherals ( ie monitor, Sound Card, Hard drives) Creating a poor man's new mac Pro. Can this be Done?

    I want to Connect my Mac Mini as a Slave to a Mac pro Server while at the same time using the Mac mini's thunderbolt ports peripherals ( ie monitor, Sound Card, Hard drives) Creating a poor man's new mac Pro. Can this be Done?

    Well, I really would love the new unreleased mac pro however , I'm not sure of the expected cost , Everyone speculates from $3,000 to $8,000, in which I may have to wait a while to purchase.
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  • ALL peripherals do not work. No usb,displayport,ethernet

    I've tried to find a similar thread but each one seems to be item specific and not all.  My problem seems to be all peripherals (anything that plugs in the back) do not appear to be functioning.  The unit turns on and off, that's it.
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    Turns on and off. 
    Cooling Fan is on.
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    Can't screen share anymore.
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    The mini is out of warranty so if there is no fix, there's a good chance it'll need to be replaced.

    Problem resolved.
    Because the hardware failure seemed to be fairly massive, I decided to go ahead and open it back up to see if there was a loose ribbon cable somewhere. 
    Sure enough, there was.  The back left corner connects some circuit boards from that are part of the upper assembly that houses both drives and fan. 
    I reattached and crossed my fingers.
    I was happy to get an audible error message, LOL.
    3 beeps/flashes says RAM failure, which just seems unbelievable to me.  I twice reseated and restarted and still got the error.  I feel fortunate that I kept my old RAM just in case and tried it instead, and now it WORKS!
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  • After upgrading to OSX Mavericks my BT peripherals temporarily stop working

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    Thanks Barry!!! I only reset the SMC and after booting up the system, bluetooth has maintained connectivity after switching between apps, open/closing apps works just as before!!! Thanks again!!! I can't believe such a simple work around would fix such an annoying issue.  BTW I didn't reset PRAM, didn't see the need to because everything works just fine now.  If I could only get the Mail app to correctly sync up I'd be perfect!

  • Does OS installed through boot camp or in virtual machine has access and full control of the peripherals like native OS X Lion?

    I am planning to buy new PC for my faculty needs and this time I am thinking to buy Apple laptop like Mac book Pro 13" or so ( I owe already IPhone and Ipad 2)
    To make final decision I need few information . These are:
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    2. Does OS installed through Boot camp or in virtual machine has access and full control of the peripherals like native OS X Lion?
    3. May I use the same disk partitions to access to the files regardless if I am using Windows 7 or OS X Lion operating system?
    4. Is there full compatibility between Microsoft Office under OS X Lion and Windows 7 M. Office?
    5. What is general user experience with OS X Lion operating system comparing to Windows 7?
    Thanks for  sharing your experience with me.
    Adnan S

    adnans wrote:
    I am planning to buy new PC for my faculty needs and this time I am thinking to buy Apple laptop like Mac book Pro 13" or so ( I owe already IPhone and Ipad 2)
    To make final decision I need few information . These are:
    1. May I use Boot Camp or similar utility software to install Windows 7 OS next to OS X Lion, or use some kind of virtual box software to create virtual machines with diverse guest OS in them like Windows , Linux etc.?
    2. Does OS installed through Boot camp or in virtual machine has access and full control of the peripherals like native OS X Lion?
    3. May I use the same disk partitions to access to the files regardless if I am using Windows 7 or OS X Lion operating system?
    4. Is there full compatibility between Microsoft Office under OS X Lion and Windows 7 M. Office?
    5. What is general user experience with OS X Lion operating system comparing to Windows 7?
    Thanks for  sharing your experience with me.
    Adnan S
    1. Yes. You can install Windows 7 natively using Boot Camp Assistant or you can install Windows 7 in a virtual machine using Parallels, Fusion, or VirtualBox
    2. If installed using Boot Camp Assistant Windows 7 uses all your computer's resources just as OSx does. If installed using a VM Windows 7 will share the computer's resources with OSx.
    3. A Boot Camp partition is separate from the OSx partition. The VMs allow sharing of files across partitions since both OS are running at the same time.
    4. No, not 100%.
    5. Too broad a question. Be specific about what feature you are asking about or search the Internet for comparisons. I use both and find they both work well.

  • Share Cinema Display and peripherals with MBP and PC

    Share Cinema Display and peripherals with MBP and PC
    I am about to be forced to use a business network connected PC in my office, but I will continue to bring my personal MacBook Pro to work for my personal e-mail, calendar, internet, etc. (it will be connected to a seperate open DSL network). I am thinking about getting an Apple Cinema display and trying to use this one display for both computers. I would like a way to "switch back and forth" between the two systems, all the while using the same mouse, keyboard, printer and Cinema display.
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    You can use synergy (link: http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/) to link the mouse and keyboard across the two platforms.
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  • My macbook pro freezes when I use peripherals, thunderbolt, USB.... and it becomes imposible to edit HD videos, any suggestions?

    my macbook pro freezes when I use peripherals, thunderbolt, USB.... and it becomes imposible to edit HD videos, any suggestions?

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    Scroll back in the log to the time you noted above. Select any messages timestamped from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
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  • Mac mini and compatibility of peripherals

    Hi,
    a friend of mine is giving me his old Mac mini. I'll need to get a keyboard, mouse and monitor. I'm looking at non-apple products. He says that any mouse, keyboard and monitor would be compatible with the mini, but I thought that only some peripherals were Mac compatible. I think that he go this mini new in 2006
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    Welcome to the Apple discussions.
    Mouse, I prefer a wired mouse so not to worry about, or use, batteries. I wouldn't bother with the older style mouse that uses a rubber ball to know where it's located. A number of manufacturers have an optical mouse which uses light to determine location. Mouse USB cable plugs into the back of the Apple keyboard.
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  • Can I plug in peripherals (scanner, card reader) to my slave monitor?

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  • Peripherals = fan noise?

    i'm going to post this in a couple areas since it doesn't apply to just displays.
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  • Loosing Network on Peripherals

    Hello,
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    Emma Spencer wrote:
    Both my iPhone and iPad can see and connect to the network, but don't use it and they stay in 3G. My AppleTV can see my computer wirelessly and stream files from my computer, but can't see an outside network, no movie rentals or YouTube.
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  • Mini Mac, Peripherals, and Gaming

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  • PERIPHERALS - Lots and Lots of Peripherals

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    Why don't you contact Apple and find out?  Certainly if you can find your way around the internet to have been able to find this forum, you can certainly find the number for AppleCare.

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