The message pops up. Ive been using it with a mac pro not at full 5k with a thunderbolt 2 3 adapter since i got it with no problems.

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Cannot use thunderbolt accessory. Mbp 13 with touchbar akitio node enclosure evga gtx 1070 sc. Connect accessory to a thunderbolt port on this mac or. When instead of charging with the brick i plug it into my. If you use the wrong cable the device wont work even though the cables connectors fit your device and your mac. Ever come across either of these thunderbolt error messages on your laptop and cant figure out why. Verify that your thunderbolt 3 device is unsupported by macos.
Why do i see cannot use thunderbolt accessory. Viewed 3k times 1. Heres how to. Connect your thunderbolt 3 enabled device to your macbook pro with a. I have a 5k display from the original batch. Hot plug in the akitio node via apple tb3 cable.
Its able to see the cable is plugged in but its not quite sure whats going wrong. Active 1 year 4 months ago. To run this script successfully youll. Use only thunderbolt cables with thunderbolt devices and only mini displayport extension cables with mini displayport devices. Ask question asked 1 year 6 months ago. Even using the universal usb c connector for thunderbolt 3 there are still some drive enclosures egpu cases and docks that wont connect to a mac running sierra or high sierra.
How to enable unsupported thunderbolt 3 devices on the macbook pro. Rebooted the mac 3. Most times plugging it in causes my mac to freeze until i unplug it. Cannot use thunderbolt accessory. Cannot use the thunderbolt 3 accessory please connect the accessory to a thunderbolt port on this mac this error message is triggered because the cable is not a thunderbolt 3 cable but its plugged into a thunderbolt 3 port. I now have a new macbook pro and i have to plug and unplug it for about 10 minutes every time i want to connect to it.
I purchased a brand new mbp and a cable was included in the box it has usb c type connectors on each end and works for charging the computer. I have disabled the system integrity protection. Copied and pasted the code that goalque has provided. Cannot use thunderbolt accessory connect accessory using a thunderbolt capable cable. Disable system integrity protection.