Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
On 04/11/10 06:52PDT, Mystic Prowler wrote: I am worried about power consumption. 2 of my 4 USB ports are unpowered, while my other 2 have an external power source. I would replace any unpowered hubs with powered hubs. That should leave you with only the 2 USB ports on the keyboard as unpowered ports. I would use these for low-power items such as mice, flash drives, etc. I have my Kensington Trackball and my Griffin PowerMate connected to the ones on my keyboard. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is ... oh, never mind." -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
Yes all hubs are powered except for hub 2. each have only 4 ports. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
I am worried about power consumption. 2 of my 4 USB ports are unpowered, while my other 2 have an external power source. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
I believe you get the prize. -donald henry hinkle "Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.' (Flannery O'Connor) On Nov 3, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Mystic Prowler wrote: Hello, I just wanted to ask, because I think I have too many USB ports on my main machine, my G4 iMac, an they're all used. I am not talking about JUST the USB ports on the logic board, I have 4 hubs plugged in and all fully used. Is that normal? I have 16 total USB ports on my G4 iMac, and all but one are used up. That one that's not used is on the keyboard. USB 1-Hub 1 USB 2-Keyboard w/hub 2 USB 3-Printer, HP Photosmart C3100 USB 4-Mouse USB 5-SPARE--- USB 6-Stylus touchpad USB 7-Backup 320GB HDD for Time Machine and CCC USB 8-iPod connector cable, always plugged in USB 9- Hub 3 USB 10-Bluetooth Adapter USB 11-SD Card reader/ smart card reader, 12 in one USB 12-External DVD drive USB 13-500GB Maxtor One Touch HDD USB 14-Webcam USB 15-Receiver for Apple Remote USB 16-Camera 2 for outside view Is it normal to have this many USB ports? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
On 03/11/10 10:41PDT, Mystic Prowler wrote: Hello, I just wanted to ask, because I think I have too many USB ports on my main machine, my G4 iMac, an they're all used. I am not talking about JUST the USB ports on the logic board, I have 4 hubs plugged in and all fully used. Is that normal? I have 16 total USB ports on my G4 iMac, and all but one are used up. That one that's not used is on the keyboard. USB 1-Hub 1 USB 2-Keyboard w/hub 2 USB 3-Printer, HP Photosmart C3100 USB 4-Mouse USB 5-SPARE--- USB 6-Stylus touchpad USB 7-Backup 320GB HDD for Time Machine and CCC USB 8-iPod connector cable, always plugged in USB 9- Hub 3 USB 10-Bluetooth Adapter USB 11-SD Card reader/ smart card reader, 12 in one USB 12-External DVD drive USB 13-500GB Maxtor One Touch HDD USB 14-Webcam USB 15-Receiver for Apple Remote USB 16-Camera 2 for outside view Is it normal to have this many USB ports? Remember the USB Standard has a limit of 5 hubs, and a total length of 30 meters/98 feet for all cables. Are Hubs 1 & 3 above POWERED hubs? I bought a powered hub that had 13 USB ports; it crapped out within 30 days. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is ... oh, never mind." -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
2 things to keep in mind 1) USB2.0 has a max claimed speed of 480mbps that is NOT per device that is total per host(per motherboard mounted controller, not per port) which means if you access more than one thing at a time you are dividing the speed 2) only use powered USB hubs (you probly know this) I have replaced motherboards with burnt USB chips because someone had a xmas tree spidering out of their unpowered hubs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
That is quite a few! If the hard drives/DVD drive have a FireWire interface too, try using that instead? You'll get better transfer speeds that way too. If not, maybe when they die/get replaced that'll be something to look at? Otherwise, looks like you actually need all those ports to avoid plugging/unplugging things a lot, so who cares if it's "normal"? On 3 Nov 2010, at 17:41, Mystic Prowler wrote: > Hello, I just wanted to ask, because I think I have too many USB ports on my > main machine, my G4 iMac, an they're all used. I am not talking about JUST > the USB ports on the logic board, I have 4 hubs plugged in and all fully > used. Is that normal? I have 16 total USB ports on my G4 iMac, and all but > one are used up. That one that's not used is on the keyboard. > > USB 1-Hub 1 > USB 2-Keyboard w/hub 2 > USB 3-Printer, HP Photosmart C3100 > USB 4-Mouse > USB 5-SPARE--- > USB 6-Stylus touchpad > USB 7-Backup 320GB HDD for Time Machine and CCC > USB 8-iPod connector cable, always plugged in > USB 9- Hub 3 > USB 10-Bluetooth Adapter > USB 11-SD Card reader/ smart card reader, 12 in one > USB 12-External DVD drive > USB 13-500GB Maxtor One Touch HDD > USB 14-Webcam > USB 15-Receiver for Apple Remote > USB 16-Camera 2 for outside view > > Is it normal to have this many USB ports? > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?
What is your concern? Fire risk? Power consumption? Etc... Sent from my iPhone On 3 Nov 2010, at 17:41, Mystic Prowler wrote: > > > Is it normal to have this many USB ports? > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
