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Experiences with USB hubs? Anyone have serious problems?
SavannahLion:
There are reports here on the forum of the USB devices re-arranging themselves when Windows restarts.
I can't recall the exact details of the posts though. Using a powered hub and keeping it powered was deemed to be the only viable workaround, but that probably won't be a good option in your case.
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on January 18, 2008, 03:32:55 pm ---There are reports here on the forum of the USB devices re-arranging themselves when Windows restarts.
I can't recall the exact details of the posts though. Using a powered hub and keeping it powered was deemed to be the only viable workaround, but that probably won't be a good option in your case.
--- End quote ---
Yeah that relates to Windows XP which dynamically assigns USB devices. Thus screwing your setup in Mame every time something gets plugged or unplugged.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Mattiekrome:
Wow, thanks for the info everyone, looks like I have some more planning to do :/
And while we're at it, I found a thread elsewhere on the forum that deals with flush mount USB connections. They look super professional, and will probably use something like that in my CP somewhere. The question is, does anyone know if its possible to take a standard AC adapter, cut the wire in half, then splice some type of connector in line so it can be plugged and unplugged? I had originally thought of trying something like this in order to have a "clean" way of plugging an AC adapter into something hidden inside of my CP. Is that confusing? I've looked online, and dont think I'm looking for the right search terms, since I have yet to really find anything close to what I'm looking for.
ahofle:
They sell male/female connectors for those DC adapter wall warts at radio sack. You'll find them near all the other DC adapters. You can just splice them inline with the hub power cable.
richms:
If the hub doesnt know its powered then windows will still report overloads when you connect a second hub to it since it believes it still only has the 500mA that the port supplies.
You could get a powered hub and hook the DC in socket back to the 5v and ground from the computer on the USB cable and essentially overload the motherboard port, should be fine since there is loads of junk sold that pulls an amp upwards from those ports like cup heaters and feet warmers and other crap.
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