Hi Matt,

Yes, I have tried the Belkin hub in both powered and unpowered modes. There is 
no
improvement and the external drive won't work in either mode.

Paul

Matthew Healey wrote:

> On Sunday, April 27, 2003, at 10:52 PM, Paul Doyle wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Anyone in the group had experience with using a PCMCIA card to provide
> > extra
> > USB ports on a Powerbook?
> >
> > I have a Bronze Powerbook G3, 333, running OS 9.2.1. I also a variety
> > of
> > USB devices.
> >
> > I have a Belkin pocket hub, my Scanner, Keyspan serial Adaptor and
> > video
> > capture device all run fine on it. The Epson C60 printer, Iomega
> > external CD
> > burner and 20 gig external drive all want to be plugged into a real
> > port to
> > work reliably. I get the same results with or without the Belkin power
> > supply. I imagine that I would get similar results from any external
> > Hub.
>
> Is the Belkin Pocket Hub self powered? You may find that plugging in a
> USB hub that come with it's own power supply should fix you problems.
>
> - Matt
>
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