Bryce, Pop down to your local Future Shop on Fairview (or go to futureshop.ca) and pick up the Cicero 4-port powered USB hub (model SU-104) for $39.99. I have one and it works fine - I have a scanner, printer, webcam and CD burner hooked up to it and have never had a problem.
Paul in Cambridge (Ontario) -- Paul White [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Bryce Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:40:56 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Subject: splitting a signal on an iMac > > > My IMac is having problems with a Canon C660U flatbed scanner > Haven't used the scanner due to lack of connectivity. Let me explain. The > Canon requires a powered (direct) feed from the iMac to ensure the > scanner operates. > Now the ideal method would be to have additional USB outlets. My iMac > does not have Firewire. > I have two USB outlets, one goes to the Macally keyboard and then from that > to the Macally mouse. The other outlet goes to the printer. > Plugging the printer outlet into the other USB outlet on the keyboard creates > what might described in electrical terms as a ground loop, the computer can't > be turned off when I do turn it off. > Solution is to unplug the printer; an annoyance at the very least. and > then the computer may be turned off. > > So what I need is a grown-up telephone jack splitter off one of the USB > outlets so I can plug the scanner in to same. I spoke with a friend and > he noted, many > outboard products require DIRECT connections to the motherboard. There > are only > so many outlets that are such! Grrrrrrrrrr! > > Sounds simple eh? > > NOT! > > The three or four dealers I have dealt with have all suggested I purchase > a newer iMac with more USB outlets. Bastards! > Nary a one either carries a splitter device nor do they even carry > powered USB hubs. They all figure not, get a newer machine. Always > willing to make a sale, never willing to help one work through a > perplexing problem. > > So is there a source for a powered hub (that will do as I require) or > even a basic > splitter here in Southern Ontario? > > I did purchase a D-Link brand 4 port USB Hub a while back, and although > > it uses a power cord and is supposedly powered, it won't power the > scanner; it also won't route the signal from the iMac to the printer! > Given the low price > I really should not expect much. Sounds like another doorstop in the making. > > Have looked at the various USB connection devices available in the > > various retail outlets; it can't be that difficult to make my own > splitter if nothing else is available, is it? > > Bryce Lee, > Burlington, Ontario > Power PCG3 350Mhz IMac, Mac OS 8.6.1 > 320MB, 6 Gig HD, Epson 760 Printer -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
