Re: USB Hub killed two Macs... ???

Ben Parkhurst Mon, 28 Feb 2005 07:00:52 -0800

Did you have the computer on when you plugged it in? Sometimes with powered hubs you are not supposed to plug them in when the computer is on. If it really did fry them, I would call and ask for the company to pay for the damage, because that is unacceptable. Ben On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Larry le Mac wrote:

I am sending this question here, even though it relates to
a couple of iMacs, as in reality it's USB which is the subject
and not iMac.

I have just seemingly killed (?) two Bondi iMacs by plugging
a powered USB hub in.

Prior to using the hub, they both worked fine, now they
won't start up at all. I can hear the click of the PSU when
I plug in the power cable, but even pressing the button on
the front with nothing else plugged in, nothing happens.

It's a TopCom USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible) powered hub with
4 ports, so nothing out of the ordinary but I am 100% sure
that it was the hub that caused the fault(s).

1. What could have happened to the iMacs ?
    Can they be fixed ?
    Any checks to be made ?

2. Is it likely to be a faulty hub, or is there some incompatibility
    (though there shouldn't be) ?


Larry

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