> On Jul 20, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2017-07-20, at 1:22 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Number one, a bigger hub would probably be the cheapest and most efficient >> way out of your problem. >> >> Number two, I can't imagine there's anything magic about an Apple optical >> that requires it to be directly connected, as long as you have a powered >> hub, which you want to have anyway. Sure, possibly you won't be able to boot >> from it, but who does that anymore? > > Actually, attempting to plug it into a hub does bring up a "This drive must > be directly connected to the computer" message. Apparently, the computer will > provide more power than a normal (even powered) hub will when a device asks > in an Apple manner.
Well, damn. Yeah, I was aware of the hardware hack in Apple products where if you plug an iPad (and maybe an iPhone) into a Mac, they negotiate for the double-secret-probation nonstandard-high-current quick-charge option over the USB port, which the Mac will give to no other device. I was unaware this hack extended to opticals. Now I'm curious as to what the hell an optical thinks it needs all that extra power for. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
