Re: USB devices

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From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 09/08/04


Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:54:47 -0700

The limit on USB devices is 126

"Hobo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7cce01c4954b$1b457880$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Is there a limit to the number of USB devices a computer
> can support? If the computer doesn't recognize all the
> USB ports, can this be corrected?
>
> I am running a P4 1.6Ghz PC with an Asus m/b, with 4 USB
> ports. I appear to have access to only 2 USB ports at a
> time.
>
> I have alogitech camera hooked up on one port, and a USB
> memory stick on another. This weekend I added a logitech
> cordless mouse to the 3rd port, but the memory stick was
> unplugged.
>
> This morning, when I plugged in the stick, my computer
> rebooted and kept rebooting, until I unplugged the memory
> stick, then it booted up normally.
>
> When I check hardware devices, I can only "see" 2 USB
> ports even though there are actually 4 on the PC.
>
> Is it pssible to reconfigure the system, so that all four
> are recognized?
>
> Anyone?



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