macbook pro thunderbolt port stopped working

#Macbook pro thunderbolt port stopped working install#

Connect the problematic monitor to the docking station via an hdmi to thunderbolt adapter to verify it working properly.

#Macbook pro thunderbolt port stopped working install#

Install DisplayLink drivers from Plugable.

Connect-disconnect cables and restart laptop.

Connect disconnect cables (power for more than 60 seconds, thunderbolt and display-port adapter).

The monitor that doesn’t pose any problems has an HDMI to thunderbolt cable which connects from the monitor to the docking station thunderbolt port. If a hardware test shows nothing wrong but the software shows issues, as in the OP, seems the software killed the TB. Boot from that, get to the finder, and see if the tbolt port again becomes 'live'. Thunderbolt 4 is an improved version of Intel’s Thunderbolt 3 technology and delivers the same peak. The problematic monitor is connected from an HDMI cable to the plugable hdmi to display-port adapter that came in the box and to the docking station. Try an EXTERNAL bootable USB3 drive with a copy of Low Sierra or High Sierra on it. with Intel on bringing these new MacBook Pro models to market. Up until today, where the monitor having issues has decided to stop connecting. The 2 monitors connected successfully to my Mac for a week or 2, though many times one of the monitors would randomly turn itself off and I would have to plug and unplug the cable to get it to work again. You need to use a USB-A to Thunderbolt 3 adapter on the SuperDrive and then connect the Thunderbolt 3 end of the adapter into the 'Thunderbolt 3. I have found that you cannot use any of the legacy USB-A ports on the CalDigit TS3 Plus to connect the SuperDrive.

In an affordable price range with Retina & Thunderbolt. Yes it can as long as you apply the CalDigit Thunderbolt Station Mac Drivers. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) with OS MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.7 (19H2) Here is the review of the best monitors for Macbook Pro in 2021 with great 4K and 5K resolution. I have the following equipment:Ģ monitors of the same brand and model: HP 27W. I recently bought the Plugable Base Thunderbolt 3 docking station.