chesters1 1587 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Not all usb ports are equal ,i have usb bits and bobs that work in one port but not others and vice versa Perhaps windows buggers up the drivers as it seems in many cases having install another lot if you plug into a different port than usual Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies! There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! Life insurance? you wont enjoy a penny! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
corydoras 469 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Not all usb ports are equal ,i have usb bits and bobs that work in one port but not others and vice versa Perhaps windows buggers up the drivers as it seems in many cases having install another lot if you plug into a different port than usual It's not ports that are not equal it's devices. This behaviour is explained in this post. http://superuser.com/questions/29021/why-does-my-computer-go-new-usb-device-every-time-i-plug-one-into-a-different The problem isn't what people don't know, it's what they know that just ain't so.Vaut mieux ne rien dire et passer pour un con que de parler et prouver que t'en est un!Mi, ch’fais toudis à m’mote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_1984 275 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Xbox was a bit of a pain cory. Front usb provided 3.3v back one provided 5v noticed same on my old pc often had to swap and change devices to get them going. New pc not a concern its got around 15 usb ports and 1 firewire. Do people still use firewire ive never had a device with one in my puff relevant ? Not too sure, interesting ? I think so Owner of Tacklesack.co.uk Moderator at The-Pikers-Pit.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_1984 275 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Xbox was a bit of a pain cory. Front usb provided 3.3v back one provided 5v noticed same on my old pc often had to swap and change devices to get them going. New pc not a concern its got around 15 usb ports and 1 firewire. Do people still use firewire ive never had a device with one in my puff relevant ? Not too sure, interesting ? I think so Owner of Tacklesack.co.uk Moderator at The-Pikers-Pit.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
corydoras 469 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Xbox was a bit of a pain cory. Front usb provided 3.3v back one provided 5v noticed same on my old pc often had to swap and change devices to get them going. New pc not a concern its got around 15 usb ports and 1 firewire. Do people still use firewire ive never had a device with one in my puff relevant ? Not too sure, interesting ? I think so Firewire is brilliant mate WAY better than USB. Most firewire devices have TWO ports so you can daisy-chan firewire devices in a similar way to SCSI. Firewire can supply upt to 30v and at least 7w per port and runs at up to 800 Mbps. Unless you've had a high end scanner, laser printer or a DV Video Camera or a Firewire HD you are unlikely to have used one. The very latest incarnation Firewire S3200 runs at 3 Gbit/s I have an external HDD with Firewire and USB 2.0 You can clearly see the two Firewire ports. Another nice thing about Firewire is that it looks like a network adaptor to windows so you can connect two PC's together with it. Edited January 6, 2016 by corydoras The problem isn't what people don't know, it's what they know that just ain't so.Vaut mieux ne rien dire et passer pour un con que de parler et prouver que t'en est un!Mi, ch’fais toudis à m’mote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_1984 275 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Firewire is brilliant mate WAY better than USB. Most firewire devices have TWO ports so you can daisy-chan firewire devices in a similar way to SCSI. Firewire can supply upt to 30v and at least 7w per port and runs at up to 800 Mbps. Unless you've had a high end scanner, laser printer or a DV Video Camera or a Firewire HD you are unlikely to have used one. The very latest incarnation Firewire S3200 runs at 3 Gbit/s I have an external HDD with Firewire and USB 2.0 You can clearly see the two Firewire ports. Another nice thing about Firewire is that it looks like a network adaptor to windows so you can connect two PC's together with it. oh aye that would be handy for pc to pc. Back before proper network routers (56k modems) and large enough usb memory sticks transfering via cross over was a massive pia Owner of Tacklesack.co.uk Moderator at The-Pikers-Pit.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
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