On May 13, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: >> >> What could have changed? > > The battery is lower on charge, and is drawing more amperage than before. The > limit is 500mA total per USB port unless you have an external USB hub with > its own power supply. I've seen this message before using a USB memory stick > to a keyboard port. Since the USB memory stick doesn't draw significant > power, this might be an error specific to keyboard ports that you can safely > ignore, at least that's what I did.
Also the Mac keyboard ports are lower power than normal, because they're an unpowered hub. I've seen some older USB flash drives produce that warning. -- 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
