Hi Tom, At the risk of looking like a real dill. can I ask if you have tried shutting it down and removing the power cable for a few minutes?
Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 05/06/2012, at 9:30 PM, tom samson wrote: > Okay! at this moment I have Rebuilt the Drive- with latest update. reset SMC. > Gone through with Apple test Disc. THe first USB port nearest the arm holding > the iMAc up can recognise my external HD. tried wired mouse and keyboard in > the others no go. I am just on the verge, with a new powered port coming to > test the other ports with the new hub. At present they are dead. > Erratic behaviour with mouse- cannot double click on any app or file icon and > have it open. Not sure about that. > THanks Daniel for the help- still a long way to go before back to normal- > still worried about the other USB ports because still no keyboard. > tom Samson > > > > On 04/06/2012, at 10:33 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> Hi Tom >> >> Have you tried a SMC reset? As if the USB was overpowered then resetting the >> SMC may help do that. >> SMC reset can be found here:- >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US> >> >> If you're doing the SMC reset, sometimes a step 3a can help. That is, before >> you plug the power cable back in. Press and hold the power button briefly >> (About 2 seconds). THen do the other steps. >> See how that goes and let us know. >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> On 04/06/2012, at 10:24 PM, tom samson wrote: >> >>> I had a USB HUB stop and my iMac 10.74 spat the dummy and disabled the usb >>> ports. I am living at present with a borrowed wireless keyboard and my >>> normal wireless mouse. I cannot get the usb ports to reactivate and the >>> keyboard switches off when I try to activate repair disc by holding down D >>> upon start up. I have erased and rebuilt the drive and tried everything I >>> can think of from Tech tool to trying startups. THings just seem crazy. >>> Cannot zap Pram either. Advice would be very grateful right now. >>> tom samson >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
