By "will not work" I meant "will not mount" when connected through
the USB hub. The only activity is a repeated chirp and a flashing
yellow light at the back of the drive. I've tried a different USB
cord to connect it, but that makes no difference. The drive mounts
normally when connected directly to the computer (not through the
keyboard ports), and Disk Utility reports all is well with it. The
power supply is not making any noises, is not overheating, and does
not smell funny.
The drive was reformatted before use and never gave any trouble until
this recent hiccup. I normally left it connected all the time, as I
put the computer to sleep every night instead of shutting it down
completely.
The only other USB devices I have are an HP LaserJet P1006 printer
and an HP DeskJet D1415 printer plus an assortment of USB flash
drives. All of these function normally, regardless of the port on the
USB hub they are plugged into, whether the hub is powered or not.
System Profiler reports the following about the built-in USB:
Host Controller Location: Built In USB
Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBOHCI
PCI Device ID: 0x0019
PCI Revision ID: 0x0001
PCI Vendor ID: 0x106b
Bus Number: 0x19
A USB 2.0 card, however, sounds like a good idea. Where do I get one?
Michael McMurtrey
Carrollton, TX
--
You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for
those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs.
The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette
guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml
To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
