The National Enquirer reports at 10:49 PM -0300 8/17/04, Kris McGrath wrote:
>I believe this is a USB only printer so I will through this one thought out. >A friend of mine had a WallStreet with a USB PC card and USB mouse. She >complained that it was freezing all of the time. When I looked at it, I >couldn't find a single problem, but I did notice that it only froze while on >battery. Further testing showed that it only froze when I tried to use a >USB device while running off battery. I never figured it out, but she was >able to work with it once she knew that it had to be on AC to use a USB >device. Just as a WAG, does she have processor cycling *on* when using battery power? That will often cause freezes and hang-ups with USB PC cards. The other possibility is that the WS needs a powered USB hub because the lack of built-in USB ports certainly creates a less-than-adequate power environment. I don't know how much power a USB PC card actually provides in contrast to the 100mA or so of the built-in ports. But I wouldn't be surprised if it's even less under battery power. A powered USB hub would solve that deficiency. HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
