on 07/29/03 4:32 AM, Ben Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The keyboard USB port is only for very low power devices such as mice, it > will not run external drives unless they have an external power supply, it > is also incapable of running many other USB powered devices such as scanners > and some web-cam's, you should use either a POWERED hub (DIRECT from the > Mac) or plug it into the main USB port on the Mac. > Ben. > NB one Apple document (I cannot remember which) hinted that the keyboard USB > socket was only for low speed devices, so you may have a big performance hit > if you used it for a powered HDD.
Yes, as I figured out, there's an *infinite* performance hit! ;-) Just don't remember encountering that tidbit of info before, although it must've been rattling around in the back of my head... Thanks all. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===================================================================== Fight political correctness! Speak the truth!!! ===================================================================== -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
