On Apr 8, 2009, at 5:21 PM, insightinmind wrote:
> > I removed my Sonnet USB/FW PCI card, and it looks like things are > Startup Happy again ... > > AGP Slot1 GeForce4 MX > PCI Slot2 empty > PCI Slot3 M-Audio 2496 > PCI Slot4 Rosewill NIC 10/100/1000 > PCI Slot5 empty (sans Sonnet Tango USB1.1/FW400) > > A G3-G5 List guru once suggested ... if you need more USB ports ... > just get a USB Hub. > > Maybe I should listen? Hmmm, works with card, doesn't work without, guru sez "get a hub!"....:-) I think the "Get a hub!" crew is correct. FW hubs are more expensive but readily available. USB hubs are everywhere. You'll want powered hubs for sure. One hint: Get a Powersquid power strip to deal with the proliferation of power bricks, or do what I did. Our office is overrun with spare three-prong power cords for computers. They seem to multiply in every IT shop I've ever seen, you can probably get a handful of them really cheap or for free if you ask around. Go to your local hardware store and buy a three-prong receptacle like this: <http://tinyurl.com/c5685l>, shouldn't cost more than a couple bucks at a local electrical supply store or hardware store. Even Wallyworld carries 'em. Cut the computer cord down to about 4-6" from the male end, connect the above to the cut end and voila' you have a one arm of a 'Powersquid'. Make six of 'em and you can connect six bulky power bricks to a regular $3.99 powerstrip. Pay a little more for a couple of male connectors, and you can make 3 or 4 of 'em from one free cord. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
