imac 20 inch white usb ports issue

s281er238 · s281er238 #1 (**permalink**)

02-19-2011, 07:40 PM

i have a 20 inch intel imac white and my usb ports dont detect any of any external devices such hard drive and camera or usb flash ,but my keyboard and mouse are detected and work .I already did a smc reset and pram and they show up under the apple profiler and i created a new user and tried it from there still nothing .Will a power usb hub fix this issue ,i think its a low voltage issue any suggestions.I have tried all the ports as well all the same

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

02-19-2011, 10:40 PM

The keyboard and mouse are low power items in that they do not draw as much current from the USB output ports that a hard drive, camera, or a flash drive.

A USB powered hub may help, but you really should find out why the USB ports on your iMac are not working right.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,044 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-19-2011, 10:40 PM The keyboard and mouse are low power items in that they do not draw as much current from the USB output ports that a hard drive, camera, or a flash drive. A USB powered hub may help, but you really should find out why the USB ports on your iMac are not working right. Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Feb 19, 2011 Posts: 1	02-19-2011, 07:40 PM i have a 20 inch intel imac white and my usb ports dont detect any of any external devices such hard drive and camera or usb flash ,but my keyboard and mouse are detected and work .I already did a smc reset and pram and they show up under the apple profiler and i created a new user and tried it from there still nothing .Will a power usb hub fix this issue ,i think its a low voltage issue any suggestions.I have tried all the ports as well all the same
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