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    Powered USB port on MB?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by utente, Nov 11, 2008.

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    I tried recharging my BlackBerry through the USB port and got a message that there wasn't enough power to charge it. And, to connect it to a POWERED USB port. Are the USB ports NOT powered (hard to believe)? Am I missing something? Does the MB only charge Apple products?
     
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    Thanks for the link, ram. I had tried both ports; neither one worked. After reading the article in your link, the front one seems to be working.

    The trick seems to be that you have to read the article first.
     
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    Yes, the article is magical.

    Lol, if you read the articles you'll notice one or both of them say that sometimes the ports work, sometimes they don't...
     
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