Usb device drawing too much power error message

gavmcg92

Hi.
I am trying to download pictures from my canon 400D to my macbook pro and I'm gettin this message when I try to hook it up via Usb


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I have done it many times before and there has never been a problem.

Any help?

Oh and it isn't working on my windows device either.

quad_red

Googled it and got a good few threads from the apple forums. Could be the usb cable you're using to connect the camera.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3862275?start=0&tstart=0

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3739129?start=15&tstart=0

Do other usb connected peripherals (perhaps a mouse or a memory card reader) work?

Oh and it isn't working on my windows device either.

Not sure what that means. Do you mean the camera doesn't work under a windows partition either?

gavmcg92

The camera won't connect to my windows machine either. I think it might be the cable... I have never used this cable before. Need to try and find another one.

Kenno90

Hi Gav had a very similar problem with a hard drive, it didn't work with Windows and when connected to a mac it said some about not enough power is being supplied to the device.

I changed the cable and it worked fine

gavmcg92

Kenno90 wrote: »

I changed the cable and it worked fine

Yeah. All fixed now. My bin is one usb to micro usb cable heavier :P