In my case, I have a powered hub. At first, two of my devices, a scanner and a CD-RW, wouldn't work. It turned out that in both cases, the software that came with the devices was no good. Once I updated the software with either a newer version or used a different program altogether, all was well. My printer worked fine with the hub from day one. I've had absolutely no trouble with any of the devices connected to the hub since. One thing though, I've never attempted to use more than one device at a time.
I suspect it is a software issue with your devices. Gerry Blueberry 333, OS 9.2.2, 96MB RAM - Belkin powered hub, Epson 740 printer, UMAX 3450 scanner, Sony Spressa CD-RW. on 10/2/02 11:49 AM, John Haumann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at 06:23 PM, Bryce Lee wrote: > >> One "dual port" would power the keyboard and mouse, the other port >> would >> go to the printer. >> These would be powered from the split USB port. The other port would >> go >> to the LaCie CD burner. > > A USB hub is a "splitter". Some peripherals do have timing issues, > though. My scanner would sometimes fail to be recognized when attached > to my USB hub. The manufacturer insisted that the scanner needed to be > connected directly to the iMac, but the problem was corrected by moving > the scanner USB cable to the first port on the hub. My Zip drive, CD > burner, flash card reader, and laser printer don't seem to mind which > port they get. > >> -- snip -- >> Hence I need to plug the printer into its own slot, and the keyboard >> into >> its own slot and in theory the CD burner into its own slot. >> That's for a total of three USB slots required... >> >> BTW Have tried a proper all ports powered (4-port hub) and run the disc >> burner and the printer into same. Neither work, nor >> are recognized by the computer. Seems the CD burner has to go into its >> own slot on the iMac, ditto for the printer. >> >> Bit of a qaundry eh? >> >> So maybe there is more "wrong with the my iMac than appears to the >> naked eye. >> > > That would be my guess, too. Before you spend big bucks on hardware > repairs (or replacement), you might want to convince yourself that you > are using good quality USB cable -- staring with the cable between your > iMac and first USB hub. You might try another hub, too (we're getting > to the point where you can't have too many hubs). > > John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. > San Antonio, Texas > > -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
