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JW wrote:

On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:38:37 -0400 "Michael A. Terrell"
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Michael Black wrote:

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Jim Thompson wrote:

I need a powered USB Hub, 7 (or more) ports.

Lots of conflicting reviews out there.

What do you fellow lurkers recommend?

Get a PCI card that adds USB functionality.

I was all set to buy a hub when I came across a computer lying on the
sidewalk, and it had a USB board inside. No need for a hub after that,
but I do get more USB ports.



Let me know when you find some four port low profile USB boards
laying around, for salvage. I need two.


If you can't get 'em for free (and shipping is never really free), these
are pretty cheap and have five ports:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-PORTS-USB-...em3f14d9 c3fb



That's not low profile. I bought two of these from another seller.
Three weeks later I got an e-mail stating that the entire shipment was
defective, and they refunded the money.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300644995557#ht_1571wt_1187

This is interesting:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200698468108 I've had computers with dead USB
ports because of bad drivers and no way to update, since they had no
PS/2 ports.


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