USB to digital camera not working

rennart · 11-10-2010, 19:55

Up to now, the USB lead connecting from Lumix digital camera to Macbook
worked fine - thereby transferring photos to laptop.

Now, when I plug in the USB lead I get the following message -

USB drawing too much power from computer....
USB device has been disabled to prevent damaging computer....

What is happening? - help please.
Do I need to buy a new lead, it is about a year old.

Stuart · 11-10-2010, 20:38

to the forum. TBH. it doesn't sound like the lead.

Are you running OSX on the Mac, or Windows?

Also, can you try the camera on another computer?

Kymmy · 11-10-2010, 20:58

It won't be the lead, either somethings gone wrong with the USB chipset, with the camera or you've added some more USB devices..

If the later then just buy a powered USB hub and that will cure the inherent power limitations of the USB ports

rennart · 11-10-2010, 21:01

hi,

I am using OSX snowleopard on a Mac

I have just tried on another computer and still nothing comes up on camera screen to show it is connected.

Kymmy · 11-10-2010, 21:03

Maybe a fault on the camera then.. Your USB was complaining about too much power being drawn which says to me there's a short somewhere, you can try another USB lead (it'll probably be a USB to usb-mini which is common for camera's/phones/mp3 players) but I doubt of the lead could develop a short unless it's been seriously stretched or mashed

rennart · 12-10-2010, 22:25

amazingly, today I went to Jessops in London and a helpful girl tried a lead from another camera and hey presto it works - so it was the USB lead.
Of course they didn't sell just the leads, but a camera outlet in Tottenham Court Road did.
Thankyou everyone for your helpful advice.