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850299 2010-01-20 22:56:00 Using a 4 port USB hub - can you use the 4 ports on the hub at once or just one at a time? Chris Randal (521)
850300 2010-01-20 22:58:00 Depends. Is it a powered hub? Sweep (90)
850301 2010-01-20 23:03:00 Altho hubs dont work with everything Speedy Gonzales (78)
850302 2010-01-21 00:06:00 Usually you can, just depending on whats being run from them. Powered hubs will be better than non powered hubs. wainuitech (129)
850303 2010-01-21 03:32:00 Sometimes if you try to install the device through a hub Windows gets confused. Install it plugged in by itself, then plug them all back into the hub.
SHould be fine then.
pctek (84)
850304 2010-01-21 06:45:00 Thanks people.... Chris Randal (521)
850305 2010-01-21 12:27:00 I'm running XP and have a 7 port hub.
I've never had any prob's at all regardless of what I have plugged in at the time.
I've never needed all 7 ports at once but have an Epson Clr printer and a 1Tb ext drive all the time with 1 or 2 flash drives intermittently.
I guess the max number of ports I've used at any one time would be 5 - 6.
It's a powered hub and the ext drive and printer are both self powered.
You shouldn't have too much trouble but safer if it's a powered unit.

cheers
Woody (710)
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