On 16 Oct 2006, at 02:56, Alan Stern wrote: > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Michael Thomson wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Um. I may just have had a lightbulb come on. >> >> <blush> >> When I bought the KVM I noticed that it had an optional 5V DC feed, >> but I never plugged in an AC adapter as I didn't a suitable one >> handy. >> >> Can I assume that things may work rather better if the KVM wasn't >> drawing power from the USB connections to the host? > > Certainly it might. The only way to know for sure it to try it. > >> It states that it >> wants 5V DC @ 2.6A which is scary as I believed the max allowable >> device draw was 500mA. So if it's getting by with 20% of the current >> it really wants... > > 2.6 A sounds kind of high, unless the KVM includes an incandescent > light > bulb! You're right that the max allowable USB device draw is 500 mA. > > Alan Stern >
Hi All Looks like I'm out of luck. Powering the KVM independently didn't seem to help, nor did plugging it into other ports on the PC. I think I'm left with replacement under warranty as my only option. Thanks for all the help, it's truly appreciated. Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
