On 20/02/2005 8:54 AM, "Lloyd White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a USB Swan MultiHub which works without problems but with one strange > feature. It is a powered hub with an AC/DC adaptor. It has to have the > adaptor plugged into the hub to work but the adaptor does NOT have to be > plugged into the power. Certainly saves power! Some eclectically minded > person will have a simple answer. > > Lloyd > Hi Lloyd Check on the side of it as some of the hubs have Self Powered and Bus Powered modes. If all the USB devices plugged into it are self powered, ie they all are items that have their own Power (eg printers, some scanners) then you can use it Self Powered Mode (hub doesn't need to be plugged in). But if you use it with things bus powered, ie items that require power from the computer (things like Thumb Drives, USB Floppy Drive, some scanners) then it needs to have the Power Supply plugged in. It's all to do with the amount of power that the computer and hub supply and how much USB power each item needs. This is why sometimes you get the "this device doesn't have enough power to run item x" if you plug things into the USB Port on a Keyboard. It doesn't draw enough power. Hope that makes sense. (Sunday morning's are always too early for me!) Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh**
