Bought a cheap used one and unfortunately, the USB ports are broken/dead. I have turned verbose boot on and it says overload to usb 2.0. Louis rossman also recommends replacing the terminal chokes. I was wondering if there was any work around for using: usb storage and devices. Firewire and thunderbolt 2 are available as options. Hopefully someone has a creative way to use usb? I know about thunderbolt 2 hubs but they are like $200… lol
MacBook Pro 2011 - Faulty USB Ports Any Work around?
Cave Fire on 17/05/2020 - 22:37
Last edited 17/05/2020 - 22:38
Last edited 17/05/2020 - 22:38
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Well… it's not $200…
May just be usb power is dead but usb bus is still running. Try using a powered usb hub.
thanks for the suggestions, knew I was missing something…
Good luck. The $76 adapter above might be the go.
USB port is damaged. replace it
ok… all previous thing videos I found point to usb overload (power/board) or replacing the terminal chokes.
Wht u need usb ports for? You’d have an SD slot too yeah?
yep, trackpad is slightly dodgy, so a usb mouse would be good. Plus if I can fix it easily, then why not.
The work around would be not using any usb devices. Is Bluetooth an option for peripherals?