On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote:
> Now, it will take a 5V DC power cord and then I can switch it from > bus-powered to self-powered. However, the folks at Rat Shack (Radio > Shack) said it can run off the USB bus and I can use it with 4 thumb > drives. Well, this is what you get for listening to ratshack clerks. <shrug> Those older 250 and 512 mb drives will take more power than modern ones, and the hub itself siphons off some power. Plug in the power brick for the hub. -- 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 a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
