Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:36:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: External power for a USB 2 card necessary?
--- Sherrill Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've had experience with two USB cards. The Siig
> card absolutely requires the external adapter to
> work at all on USB. The Adaptec card will
> accomodate low-powered devices, but has an input
> for an external supply.
--- Jim Drouillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:42:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jim Drouillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: External power for a USB 2
> card necessary?
>
> Also, if you do need to use a high-power device, the
> mini-port-replicator might give you enough power
> through its PS/2 port. That would be much better
> than needing the EPR.
Well... I was told that this cheapo $15 Bytecc USB2 PC
Card wouldn't require the external PS/2 cable to
accept and read a CF memory reader. But neither of
the 2 CF readers I plugged into the ports gave any
indication it was being recognized. PnP saw nothing.
I had to connect the PS/2 socket power cable to get
either of them recognized. Not a big deal I guess...
esp. for $15.
Must say the $10 USB 2.0 PCI card for my desktop, and
the $10 MediaGear 8 in 4 multiple memory reader seem
to work fine. Now MP3 transfers go at about 1/4 of
the time they did with USB 1.1
Matt
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