Some USB accessories will mount on desktop some won't

Have a thumb drive used to mount great in keyboard USB now it won't, will mount just fine on my PC laptop whats up? Bought a new 4G thumb drive it mounts fine, whats the difference? Have a Droid phone used to mount great now it won't whats up? Bought a Callaway upro golf course GPS (is Mac compatible) must log on to download courses, plugged into USB won't mount. Plugged it into PC laptop mounts fine logs on to web sight downloads courses whats up? Used the Disk Utility to see if the drives are there, the iMac sees the drives can name the drives can tell me how big the drives are but I can't touch the drives in anyway shape or form whats up? Can't mount them at all.

The one that really gets me is the Callaway GPS golf course range finder. In the disk utilities the device is shown but every possible button is grayed out even the mount button. under info it states all the characteristics of the drive the name, size etc. it does say the device is unformated but on a PC laptop I was able to load all the courses on the devise so I know its working. I thought a iMac would be able to see anything you USB to it. In the manual of the device it says if you plug into a mac an Icon should mount and away you go not in my case. Thanks for the help though.

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