I have a 160GB passport, I guess it's the old model now. I have a 17" macbook pro and about a minute or two after I plug the drive in, it unmounts and gives me an "improper device removal" error. I'm assuming this is a problem with the power draw. But everybody is saying they use theirs with their Mac without problems. Sorry to be thick, but what is this Y cable everyone is talking about? Is this the only solution? Thanks.
I've been having the exact same problem with my WD Passport. Very frustrating, esp because I can't seem to find any documentation online that would explain what's wrong.
I can't seem to find any documentation either. But from what people are telling me it's an issue with the cable. I plugged a friend's drive into my laptop without problems. I can't visually tell the difference between the cables though, so I don't know which one to buy to alleviate the issue.
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I have a 160GB passport, I guess it's the old model now. I have a 17" macbook pro and about a minute or two after I plug the drive in, it unmounts and gives me an "improper device removal" error. I'm assuming this is a problem with the power draw. But everybody is saying they use theirs with their Mac without problems. Sorry to be thick, but what is this Y cable everyone is talking about? Is this the only solution? Thanks.
I've been having the exact same problem with my WD Passport. Very frustrating, esp because I can't seem to find any documentation online that would explain what's wrong.
Did you figure out how to fix it?
I can't seem to find any documentation either. But from what people are telling me it's an issue with the cable. I plugged a friend's drive into my laptop without problems. I can't visually tell the difference between the cables though, so I don't know which one to buy to alleviate the issue.