# Taz 5 won’t connect to new MacBook Pro

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617>\
**Category:** LulzBot TAZ\
**Created:** [June 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617 "2022-06-18T15:57:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mjoseph95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@mjoseph95](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mjoseph95)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/1 "2022-06-18T15:57:09Z")

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Good morning,

I just got a new MacBook Pro (2022) but it won’t recognize my Taz 5. When I look in the USB tree it shows RAMBo which I’m assuming is my Taz 5 but Cura doesn’t show it being connected

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**Author:** ![LulzMeister](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/lulzmeister/32/11766_2.png) [@LulzMeister](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/LulzMeister)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/2 "2022-06-20T15:37:00Z")

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Are you using LulzBot Cura? If so there were some issues with printers not connecting correctly on Macs running Apple’s silicon (M1 and now the new M2 chips). Your best bet would be to make sure that you’re using [CuraLE 3.6.37](https://gitlab.com/lulzbot3d/cura-le/release/-/raw/master/cura-lulzbot-3.6.37-macos.dmg) since there was a dependency updated that should _hopefully_ solve that issue.

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**Author:** ![mjoseph95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@mjoseph95](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mjoseph95)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/3 "2022-06-21T15:59:50Z")

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Thanks, I am running Cura LE 3.36.37. I redownloaded and it connected briefly but wouldn’t successfully print. I’ve since restarted both the printer and the computer and now it will not connect again despite Cura saying USB devices are available

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**Author:** ![LulzMeister](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/lulzmeister/32/11766_2.png) [@LulzMeister](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/LulzMeister)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/4 "2022-06-23T12:25:06Z")

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Odd. Have you been able to connect to the TAZ 5 from other computers in the past?

It might be worth contacting LulzBot support on this one.

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**Author:** ![mjoseph95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@mjoseph95](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mjoseph95)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/6 "2023-05-09T13:05:27Z")

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Thanks Tim. I do have the adaptor so I can physically connect the computer to the printer but the computer doesn’t recognize the printer. If I do a fresh restart on both the computer and the printer it may connect for a short period of time but will eventually stop communicating

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**Author:** ![TimPostma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/timpostma/32/12492_2.png) [@TimPostma](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/TimPostma)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-won-t-connect-to-new-macbook-pro/24617/7 "2023-05-10T15:20:13Z")

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Sounds like a software issue unless the cord is worn out unfortunately I am not as familar if it’s not software then you could also buy cords cheaper