On 2017-07-20, at 7:15 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> wrote: >> >> On Jul 20, 2017, at 6:09 PM, Michael <keybou...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On 2017-07-20, at 1:22 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> 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.
I don't know, but i'm really unhappy to have an apple optical :-) --- Entertaining minecraft videos http://YouTube.com/keybounce _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
