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| Thread ID: 114371 | 2010-11-30 08:31:00 | Do I need a powered USB hub? | Renmoo (66) | Press F1 |
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| 1157564 | 2010-11-30 08:31:00 | Hiya all, If I want to connect a bluetooth adaptor, a wireless mouse receiver, a 56k modem and a USB stick used for the purpose of ReadyBoost to a USB hub, do I need to make sure that the hub is powered by an external power source? Another question that I have got is that even if the hub is powered, to what extent would the data transfer rate be affected? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1157565 | 2010-11-30 08:33:00 | It may help but not all USB devices work properly with hubs | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1157566 | 2010-11-30 08:38:00 | Which ones in particular, Speedy? | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1157567 | 2010-11-30 08:45:00 | Any USB device. I cant be more specific | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1157568 | 2010-11-30 08:52:00 | My USB/Bluetooth adaptor doesn't like Hubs to much. It does work, but it works better if its plugged directly into the PC. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1157569 | 2010-11-30 08:52:00 | I wouldn't put a readyboost device on a hub, will have to share bandwidth with everything else on the hub slowing it down. | gcarmich (10068) | ||
| 1157570 | 2010-11-30 18:47:00 | And if you're bothering with ReadyBoost, make sure it's a high performance USB drive, not a cheapy. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1157571 | 2010-11-30 21:03:00 | try it, if it works without power then no prob. You won't hurt anything by giving a go. If not enough power is available some devices may not work, or maybe all of them. One question though, why so many devices in a hub?? most pc's have plenty of ports available, even laptop's these days typically have about 4 |
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| 1157572 | 2010-11-30 22:47:00 | Thanks all for the replies. I think I will plug in the ReadyBoost USB drive to a regular port instead to the hub, as per the suggestion made in this page. For now, I will get an unpowered USB hub and plug in my wireless adaptors and the 56k modem and see how it goes. The reason I am in need of a hub is because I have an external HDD that uses up two USB ports, thus leaving me with only two USB ports left. |
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