radfringe
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Sun Jul-24-05 07:34 AM
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my computer only has two USB ports. I have one of the ports hooked up with a USB hub (expands usb to 4 ports)and the other one is in use for a cd-rw drive
I have a 5 different perhiperals hooked into all of the available USB ports - so all the ports are now being used
I want to get an external hard drive - but I need another USB port can I add another 4-port hub to the computer and not risk "screwing" up my computer? I need the hard drive to be external because I need to transport data/software to/from work
(swapping the USB connections to change peripherals is not an option)
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Sun Jul-24-05 07:49 AM
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1. Yes you can. Each USB port on the computer can actually |
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control much more than you have installed. Each USB root hub (meaning the main controller on your computer, some PC's have 2 or more) can control 128 USB devices. http://docsrv.caldera.com:507/en/man/html.HW/usb.HW.html
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Sun Jul-24-05 07:53 AM
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that's good news - because I can't afford to replace a computer if I :nuke: it with USB ports...
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Sun Jul-24-05 07:56 AM
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3. If it's a desktop, you could always spend about $30 and add another |
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USB card if you have an open slot.
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Sun Jul-24-05 11:17 AM
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4. You may want to check your computers USB ports... |
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to see if they're USB1 or USB2. USB2 is much (much) faster, and while it may not make a differance for your other perhipherals, it's a huge deal for a hard drive. I had gotten a hard drive mp3 player, and the transfer speed on my computer was just unbearably slow until I got a USB2 card to put into it.
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