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[vectorz]

I have Lion installed on my Alienware M11x and almost everything works perfectly except for the Casio midi keyboard plugged in via USB.  I tested it on my MBP and it works fine without any additional software.  However, when I plug it into the M11x running Lion, garageband says I don't have a midi keyboard installed. I'm not looking to do anything serious just some piano tutorials.  I've tried also installing these additional drivers:

http://code.google.c...ousbmididriver/

That didn't help.  I should mention that usb mouse and usb hard drives work fine.  Anyone have suggestions?

[PookyMacMan]

Hm...have you tried plugging in the keyboard after launching GarageBand? Sometimes I have experienced issues when using GarageBand if I have the keyboard plugged in when I launch GB.

Now, the other thing is do other devices work in the exact port you're plugging the keyboard into? And does your machine only have one USB controller?

[vectorz]

Thanks for helping me with this.  I've tried plugging the casio usb in after starting garageband (tried all 3 ports) and still not working.  Yes, I've tried all 3 ports and the usb hard drive and mouse works with any of these usb ports.  I believe this laptop only has 1 usb controller, however it has 3 usb ports.

[vectorz]

Anyone else have any ideas?

[JamesLittler]

Do you have USB2.0 working or only USB 1.1?

Maybe the keyboard is USB2.0 only and you only have USB1.1?