It doesn't have an adapter?
I think you can use a powered hub to supply more power.
Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
Hey guys, I just bought a brand new Akai EIE pro that I'm using with pro-tools 9 and OS 10.7.4 Lion on my iMac. I installed the driver that came with it, but when I plug it in to the computer I got the error message "Because a USB device was drawing too much power from your computer, one or more of your USB devices have been disabled." I tried it with my Macbook running the same OS and got the same message. Is this a problem with the hardware, or is there something I can tweak on my computer?
Re: Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
It doesn't have an adapter?
I think you can use a powered hub to supply more power.
I never finish a mix, just abandon it.
Re: Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
The unit does come with a dc adapter, and should be used.
Macs do have a problem with usb ports not supplying usb 2.0 power specs.
Re: Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
Ya, you have to keep track of USB power consumption on any particular port
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Re: Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
Thanks for the reply guys, but it was an issue with the hardware. I took it back to GC to replace it and the new one works with no problem.
Re: Akai EIE Pro Drawing Too Much USB Power?
Let us know how you like the Akai EIE.
You might want to post a review of the gear sometime in the future.
