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Powered USB Hubs vs. non-powered ones for external hard drives, sound cards, etc?
I am looking into getting a D-Link or Vantec powered USB hub, but I am not sure if it will solve my current problem - I have an external HD dock (for 2 hard drives), external sound card (Presonus ...
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computer doesn't boot when wireless keyboard/mouse connected through usb hub
im using a wireless keyboard and mouse (MS 6000). when the wireless receiver was connected directly to the computer case everything worked fine (i had to enable some USB related setting in the bios to ...
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Why would attaching a USB hub affected the performance on a Mac?
My brother-in-law bought a 10 port active USB hub and connected it to his iMac(it's couple of years old). Over the course of about a week he noticed that his computer's performance has slowed quite a ...
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Is a 2-Port USB 2.0 Hub faster than a 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub
I have a computer with about 6 external hard drives connected, however it's died and i'm replacing it with another computer with only 4 USB 2.0 ports. I have a 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub that is connected to ...
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USB Hub powers down in sleep mode on Win 7 x64
I would like the USB hub to remain on in sleep so I can wake up the laptop from an external keyboard and mouse.
I have set all the device drivers by unchecking allow this device to be powered down ...
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USB Hub vs. Dockinstation USB vs. Laptop USB
I recently had thougts about my current setup in my office, especially about the UBS ports distribution.
Here's my setup:
I have a Lenovo T410 docked to a Lenovo Dockingstation Series 3, that ...
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Driver required for USB-3 hub support on Windows 7?
I just purchased a Koutech HU-430 4-port USB SuperSpeed hub.
When plugged into a USB-3 port using the included USB3 A/B cable, Windows detects it as a "Renesas Electronics USB 2.0 hub".
Does this ...
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How many devices can be plugged into a USB hub, and how is power distributed amongst them? [closed]
Is it possible to connect a USB hub to a hub that is connected to a hub and a hub and.. and.. and to a laptop?
I was thinking there are bound to be some "overhead" like if without the hub we have ...
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Is there any benefit to plugging a USB 2.0 device into a USB 3.0 port?
I know USB 3.0 is almost entirely backward-compatible, and I know that it introduces a new speed that USB 2.0 devices aren't capable of, but is there any advantage to having a USB 2.0 device in a USB ...
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USB hub that doesn't suck? [closed]
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What makes a good and reliable USB Hub?
Hi,
It could be just my bad luck, but it seems like whenever I have used USB hubs they are completely useless.
For example, my ...
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What makes a good and reliable USB Hub? [closed]
I've gone through 2 USB hubs for my laptop and they both seemed to be unreliable. Both of these USB hubs are not powered.
If I plug both keyboard and mouse, one of the devices won't work. Or if I ...
