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How can I reset the USB overcurrent protection in OS X?
I attach a USB device to the Mac, which I otherwise know is quite power hungry (eats more than 200 mA @ 9V). So I plug this in the Mac (OSX 10.5.8), and get a:
USB Over Current Notice.
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Is it possible to use Linux USB drivers on Mac OS X?
I have a USB device that I use on a daily bases and it Linux and Windows drivers. I would like to use this device in Mac OS X (meaning not through a VM). Is it possible? Note that the drivers ...
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Share mouse and keyboard between PC and Mac [duplicate]
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What is a better solution to share keyboard, mouse and monitor between mac and PC
I'm looking for a way to share a keyboard/mouse between my PC and Mac.
I looked at Synergy, ...
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Using N64 controller as a USB mouse on a Mac
Is it possible to connect the wires from an N64 controller to a USB port and use it as a mouse? Could I use a program to customize what the buttons do?
I'm okay with having to get more hardware to ...
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Linux LiveUSB for Both Mac and PC
Can I make a LiveUSB with persistance that can boot on a Mac or a PC? I have heard about GRUB2 but I have been having trouble installing it. rEFIt can be installed on the Mac and used to boot the USB ...
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Talking to a USB Device in OS X
I am having a problem with one of my USB devices (a 3G modem). In order to make it work with my router, I had to log into the device using Terminal's screen command and disabled the software CD from ...
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Getting a USB turntable to be detected on Windows or Mac
I have a SoundLab G056C USB turntable but I'm having trouble finding out how to get it to work with Audacity. For one thing I can't detect it in Windows or Mac - I'm told it comes up with the usual "...
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Windows 7 USB stick and (late 2010) Macbook Air
If you install Windows 7 into the Boot Camp partition from a USB drive, it will apparently become impossible to boot from that USB drive on that Mac again. I'm trying to find out why.
This is the ...
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USB audio stops working randomly on Mac OS
My on-board audio doesn't work since a long time, so I was using a Skype (official) USB headset. So far so good until it broke (cable cut). After that, I tried a cheap USB sound card (model SJ-588) ...
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How can I create a multiplatform (PC/Mac/Linux) USB stick with a Live Linux + webserver on it?
The goal woulb de to have a USB stick, bootable on any system, containing a local webserver to host various offline versions of websites. This stick can then be used to show demos of websites to ...
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installing mac to an usb pen, using windows? [closed]
Is it possible to install mac to an usb pen?
I'm using a windows, and want to dual-boot mac, but can't create more primary partitions.
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Formatted USB flash drive with Disk Utility on Mac and now it is not recognized on any Mac or Windows machine
I have formatted Canyon CN-MP4A, an MP3 player with optional FM radio with USB flash drive, with Disk Utility on Mac and now it is not recognized on any Mac or Windows machine.
I have formatted with ...
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How can I boot a MacBook Pro from a USB drive?
I have a bootable USB drive.
Is it possible to boot a MacBook Pro from it, and if so, how?
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Can I get Microsoft Messenger for Mac to respect Sound System Preferences?
My system is a MBPro, running Snow Leopard 10.6.4 and Microsoft Messenger 7.0.2. I think this is just a bug in Microsoft Messenger for Mac. The scenario:
I have the Griffin iMic USB sound interface,...
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Install Windows 7 on Mac from USB
Is it possible to install Windows 7 on Mac from a USB stick, using Boot Camp? (it's so much faster than the usual CD/DVD install)
And the second question is: during the installation process (as ...
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