I have disabled the system integrity protection. 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.
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Cannot use thunderbolt accessory. 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. Connect accessory to a thunderbolt port on this mac or. Mbp 13 with touchbar akitio node enclosure evga gtx 1070 sc. The message pops up. 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. Hot plug in the akitio node via apple tb3 cable.
Copied and pasted the code that goalque has provided. Disable system integrity protection. Cannot use thunderbolt accessory connect accessory using a thunderbolt capable cable. To run this script successfully youll. Heres how to. How to enable unsupported thunderbolt 3 devices on the macbook pro.
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. Why do i see cannot use thunderbolt accessory. Viewed 3k times 1. When instead of charging with the brick i plug it into my. Use only thunderbolt cables with thunderbolt devices and only mini displayport extension cables with mini displayport devices. Cannot use thunderbolt accessory.
Verify that your thunderbolt 3 device is unsupported by macos. I have a 5k display from the original batch. Rebooted the mac 3. Ask question asked 1 year 6 months ago. Connect your thunderbolt 3 enabled device to your macbook pro with a. Its able to see the cable is plugged in but its not quite sure whats going wrong.
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. Most times plugging it in causes my mac to freeze until i unplug it. Active 1 year 4 months ago. Ever come across either of these thunderbolt error messages on your laptop and cant figure out why. If you use the wrong cable the device wont work even though the cables connectors fit your device and your mac.