I wonder if anyone can help me with this problem.
I have a belkin hi speed hub and when I try to start my external hard drive using it windows does not recognize it. I plug the external hard drive into my computer usb port and it goes no problem but i get the message that a hi speed hub would be better. After about a half a hour I plug my usb for the external hard drive into the hub and it works ok until the next day when the same thing happens. Any help would be great. All the ports in the hub work ok.
I am using a new computer, got vista this time instead of XP, external drive is FAT32 whereas my hard drive on new computer is NTFS.
Sorry for posting this here but have tried other places to no avail.
Originally posted by heldenDoes this affect how many moves you are able to make here?
I wonder if anyone can help me with this problem.
I have a belkin hi speed hub and when I try to start my external hard drive using it windows does not recognize it. I plug the external hard drive into my computer usb port and it goes no problem but i get the message that a hi speed hub would be better. After about a half a hour I plug my usb for the exte ...[text shortened]... n new computer is NTFS.
Sorry for posting this here but have tried other places to no avail.
Hubs, extension cables etc. aren't a good idea with external HDDs. USB connections aren't perfect as they are designed to plug and unplug easily. If you MUST use the hub, because you don't have enough ports for printers, mouse etc. plug them into the hub and try to plug your hard drive directly into the PC.
The message you're getting probably has nothing to do with a high speed hub though. Are you sure the message is not along the lines "plug this device into a high speed PORT". You get this message when plugging a USB2 capable device into a USB1.1 port.
Your high speed bus is useless, meaning it will run t USB1 speeds if you plug it into a USB1 port.
Originally posted by heldenThat's pretty weird.
It works ok after the USB lead from the external hard drive is plugged into the hub after about half a hour plugged into the computer.
Seriously, do you NEED to plug it into the hub? Why? If the hub acts as an extension, rather get a longer cable for the drive.
Originally posted by heldenThis is REALLY weird. It shouldn't make a difference - the USB bus speed can't be 'boosted' by using a hub. If anything I would expect a slight minimal performance hit.
Just transferred a film using the hub took 45 seconds without using the hub about 12-15 minutes.
Originally posted by CrowleyThink i have solved it, just plugged it in when i got new computer never used the installion disc. Used the disc and it came up no problem. thanks for helping anyway.
This is REALLY weird. It shouldn't make a difference - the USB bus speed can't be 'boosted' by using a hub. If anything I would expect a slight minimal performance hit.
Originally posted by heldenI don't know what you just said here.. but oh well.
Think i have solved it, just plugged it in when i got new computer never used the installion disc. Used the disc and it came up no problem. thanks for helping anyway.
I was going to tell you that I once heard that the USB ports on the front of the computer are slower than the USB ports on the back. I don't know if that is really true or not but I plug all my important stuff into the back USB ports.
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Originally posted by mlpriorShouldn't be. The bus on the motherboard is one speed.
I don't know what you just said here.. but oh well.
I was going to tell you that I once heard that the USB ports on the front of the computer are slower than the USB ports on the back. I don't know if that is really true or not but I plug all my important stuff into the back USB ports.
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I've found the front ports are usually the ones that 'break' first, as they usually get used most, so the plugs themselves deteriorate.