Re: How do I get front panel usb audio and internal usb card reader to both work?

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You can have a 1000 watt power supply. The power available through the USB
ports is limited by the trace size on the M/B. Those tiny lines you see
provide only minimal power without burning through. Because of that, the
power consumption for each port is limited in the operating system so as not
to damage the M/B.

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"Bald Guy" <whatdidusay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:TdWtf.2962$vL4.560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi. But I have a 450 watt psu and how much power does it take to power a
> thumbdrive? I don't have the devices plugged up at the same time, so they
> don't need to share power. The webcam takes more power than the
> thumbdrive, but the webcam works when I plug it into the front panel.
>
> The card reader shows in Explorer as removable disk F and G, and when I
> try to put in the thumbdrive it tries to go in as Drive H. Sometimes it
> won't show up at all automatically so I have to type H: in the address bar
> of Explorer to get it to show up.
>
> "Mistoffolees" <mistyfac01@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OUTw3jwDGHA.2924@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Bald Guy wrote:
>>
>>> Well, if I plug my usb webcam into the front panel usb, it works fine.
>>> It is my thumbdrive that will not work when I plug it into the front
>>> panel usb. When I plug my thumbdrive in, I get something saying the
>>> drive has not been formatted, do you want to format it now. Of course,
>>> when I plug the thumbdrive up to the rear usb port, it works fine.
>>>
>>
>> There is really nothing wrong with the thumbdrive, the USB
>> ports or the computer. The problem is that the USB ports
>> might not have sufficient power for both the card reader and
>> any other unpowered, USB device. Investing in a powered USB
>> hub for the rear USB connections and using it might be a good
>> solution; it is like having an additional front panel.
>>
>
>


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