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USB problem / Question
Why when hooking a USB device (Web cam, disk-on-key) to a USB external hub (M$ Keyboard / Hercules GH XP), windows won't recognise the device and won't install the right drivers (instead it installs it as usbdevice.inf) ?
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Aren't you supposed to install drivers first anyway?There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -
A. No.
B. Those deviced have been used on this computer before (through direct connection) so the drivers (4 those who need) are already installed.Comment
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I believe there are quite a lot of USB devices that don't work properly when they are not connected directly to the computer (normally, this is indicated in the manual).
Is it a powered hub ? (and would that make a difference - I have no USB devices yet...
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JörgComment
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No, the hub on the MS keyboard AND the hub on the GTXP are non-powered.
In the case of the GTXP there is a HUGE list of devices that just won't work through it.
As for the MS keyboard, I have found mine to be spectacularly picky. If I run my zip drive through it, the whole machine chugs up at boot time, and the drive works only sporadically.
I find it useless as a USB hub, and don't even plug it in half the time. The only things that work through it are my digital camera and (sometimes) the palm pilot.
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Thanks for the infoComment
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I run my MS Wireless Mouse and my MS FF2 Joystick through my MS Keyboard with out any problems 
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Hey, and they are all made by Microsoft ! What a coincidence !
(Hope you don't take this the wrong way, it might sound quite harsh, but I merely want to state that if Microsofts own products wouldn't work together....)
JörgComment
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Yah, I haven't tried an MS mouse for a while, but my logitech mouse is... umm... ok through the keyboard. Mostly.
- GurmThe Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!
I'm the least you could do
If only life were as easy as you
I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
If only life were as easy as you
I would still get screwedComment
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Originally posted by VJ
Hey, and they are all made by Microsoft ! What a coincidence !
(Hope you don't take this the wrong way, it might sound quite harsh, but I merely want to state that if Microsofts own products wouldn't work together....)
Jörg
Note my at the end 
Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?Comment
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My MS Internet Keyboard Pro handles each of these without any problem at all:
MS Intellimouse Optical
MS Sidewinder Precision 2
Logitech WingMan Formula GP wheel
Compaq Ipaq 3650
Canon Powershot S30
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GT98:
Yes (I just wanted to stress it)
JörgComment
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never had a problem with USB devices through my keyboard as long as they don't require more than the 100mA that the ports of any bus-powered USB hub can provide. granted, the pretty much excludes all devices that are more than a keyboard and mouse unless they have a power brick, but again, i've never had a problem."And yet, after spending 20+ years trying to evolve the user interface into something better, what's the most powerful improvement Apple was able to make? They finally put a god damned shell back in." -jwz
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The ports that come with your PC can normally do 500mA each.
If you are having problems, I suggest you get a PCI card with some more ports on, that can dish out more power.Its allways funny, until someone looses an eye.Comment
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