[DM-MUG] USB printer

[CW Smith]

On 9/25/06 2:41 PM, "Ray Bowler" <rbowler at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem and a possible reason for it which I would like to
> have someone tell me I am wrong. I tried to print to my wife"s
> printer connected to her iBook and it would not print. I tried a
> couple of things and couldn't make it work until I switched USB ports
> with her Kensington Turbo Mouse. Now the printer would work but not
> the mouse. That seems to mean that the printer and cable are fine but
> not the port. I would have a hard time paying to replace the
> port(logic board?) if is is dead. a work around would be a USB hub.
> Is my analysis right?


I'm sure you've tried all these, but it never hurts to ask:


Are the non-working devices "seen" under Apple System Profiler?

Any foreign objects or materials (lint, dust, Dr Pepper) stuck inside the
port?

Is the port loose at all?

Anything change after a restart? After repairing permissions?

Have you run TechTool Pro or some other diagnostic application?

This does sound like a logic board issue, though. Any chance it's covered
under AppleCare? Or a recall? Or a replacement program?.


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