On Jun 30, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
I recently moved the mdd about 15 feet from the desk. Then
connected my keyboard/mouse and monitor via 15 ft. extension cables
(dvi and usb). Video works great, but keyboard/mouse didn't have
the power it needed.... I then used a USB 2.0 7 port hub at the MDD
end to boost power, which, by the way works great..... here's the
question: has anybody on the list tried using one of those "dual
USB connections" to provide extra power instead of the USB hub? you
know, like the usb cables you sometimes get when you buy a 2.5
external hard drive? to provide power to bigger hard drives
installed into that 2.5 USB enclosure? Jeff
Jeffrey Engle
macgu...@gmail.com
Kamiah, Idaho 83536
Machine Info:
Model Name: Power Mac G4
Model Identifier: PowerMac3,6
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Processor Speed: 1.42 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.6.0f1
Serial Number (system): XB3130D0NP3
Can you boot 9 on that machine. The USB cable idea will work but
the hub is the way to go put a 2.0 USB card in the MDD and the the
hub. That's how I do it.
John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
Sent from my TiBook 500
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