On Nov 3, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Evan wrote:
> > > I need another USB 2.0 on my G4 (or two). Do I need to buy a powered > USB 2.0 hub? Are there any that aren't supported on the G4 MDD? That's probably the easiest way to go; there is no such thing as an 'incompatible' USB hub. > > Do the newer apple keyboards include a USB 2.0 socket? Yes. > Can I use a > newer keyboard with my G4? Yes, with the following caveats: 1) they're lower power than a usb hub, some devocess such as some flash drives, etc don't work, and almost certainly and seriously bus- powered device, such as a drive or scanner, will draw too much current. 2) While they work on older Macs they are NOT fully recognized immediately; you cannot use them to boot in a mode than needs keys held down, such as safe mode or to boot a CD, etc. I keep an old keyboard around for such occasions. That I CAN plug into the extra USB port on the keyboard, so once it's done booting I just unplug the old one from the new one. -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
