10.03.2011 12:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Certain USB hubs could cause system instability on Macs

Stumble up to your Mac first thing in the morning, tap the keyboard to wake it up and -- what? I incorrectly disconnected my Time Machine backup drive? I never touched it, I swear! Turns out, this is not my fault for once. Apple has just released a support note explaining how, in a certain combination of circumstances, third-party USB hubs may incorrectly disconnect after wake from sleep, causing system instability. Basically if you have a third-party USB hub that doesn't wake properly, is connected via another USB hub and you wake your computer with an external USB mouse or keyboard, voilà, system instability. So waking my MacBook Pro by tapping the sp

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