Unfortunately the correct firmware cannot be installed from any of the later versions of OS X (not sure from when, but presuming Yosemite?) so after a late night and a lot of mucking around I managed to get Mountain Lion 10.8.5 installed onto a spare toshiba drive I had, for some reason I couldn't install from an external caddy either so had to mount the drive internally. It's the firmware that is the issue! I noticed both the 17" models that wouldn't power on my interface had the same firmware as I posted in the screenshot! Firmware Version: d.0, Port Micro Firmware Version: 1.2.1 Anyone have any ideas of what to try or similar experiences not getting power from their thunderbolt ports? Could this be software even?ĭAN! Okay I found out what the problem is, you're going to want to make a note of this as it will be helpful to others.įirstly, I stumbled across this which provided clues. Is it possible they're not providing power through the correct pins? The pins look clean to me so I don't see any obvious issue and the fact it works for target disk mode also seems strange. This made me happy but it still leaves a lot of questions about my 2 macbook pros and their thunderbolt ports.
First I hooked one computer to the other in target disk mode to test the cable, no trouble getting target disk to do it's thing, but I went ahead and bought a genuine apple cable anyway just to be sure, still no signs of life from the interface.įinally in a "there is no way this is going to work but what the heck" moment I tried hooking it up to my brothers same 2011 model macbook pro 17 and voilà, it does its usual LED streak up light. At this stage I was thinking okay this has to be either the thunderbolt cable or the Interface has died on me somehow. Just today I tried the interface on two different 17-inch macbook pros of mine (one running High Sierra the other is El Capitan and it appears to get no power from either of them.
A handy utility for keeping your system working smoothlyĪll things considered, Intel Driver & Support Assistant is a simple and straightforward application that enables you to easily find the appropriate drivers for various Intel components and install the necessary updates.Here's whats going on, I have a Zoom TAC-2 Thunderbolt Audio interface which I've been using for sometime with another macbook pro 17" and it had no problems on a macbook air either. Using the option entails specifying the product line, operating system along with the product name and the app displays all available drivers accordingly.
If you are unable to find a particular version, then you can try looking for it via the manual search function. Therefore, after the scan, make sure to check out the aforementioned tab and download the driver version that you know worked well with your current OS configuration. In the eventuality that you are trying to find a driver version, then you should keep in mind that the utility includes a section with older driver versions as well. Comes with manual search and include older versions The last step implies installing the drivers following the provided instructions. There is also a description of the driver that helps you determine whether it is suitable for your operating system. Once the scan is complete, the program displays a list of available drivers along with their versions so that you can compare it with the one you have installed. The first step entails allowing the tool to scan your system and discover the Intel graphic card, motherboard, network card or other components you have installed.
Allows you to update the Intel drivers in 3 easy stepsįollowing a swift and uneventful setup, you come face to face with a sleek and stylish welcome page that displays a simple message on how to use the application.
If you are dealing with numerous errors and you are experiencing various issues while using your hardware that has an overall negative impact on how you use your computer, laptop or NUC, then perhaps it may be time to update your drivers.Īs the name suggests, Intel Driver & Support Assistant (Intel Driver Update Utility) is a tool designed to help you find the latest drivers released by the developer so you can download, install and hopefully solve the performance issues.