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Adding a USB HUB and how do they work
I am running windows 98SE with a desktop computer that only have 2 USB
outlets in the front. I recently plugged in a USB 4 port hub. When I unplugged my web cam from the computer and plugged it in to the Hub it said on the screen that new hardware was found and wanted to reinstall drivers. So I canceled the action and put it back in the free outlet on the computer. My question is does the hub's first in line port mirror the port it is plugged in to? And do the remaining 3 ports are now like brand new ports on the computer and any old equipment that was installed and configured using the 2 old ports on the computer now need to be reinstalled if they are used? I thought a Hub would be a plug and play, meaning any installed hardware using any HUB or old port could be hot swappable with any other already installed hardware peripheral without any new reconfiguring. Also can the computer's USB controller, control all 5 ports plus the one the HUB is plugged into at once with hardware? |
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Adding a USB HUB and how do they work
The hub is a device and Windows will install drivers for it. Once the
system sees the hub then you can use the hub's 4 ports plus the remaining motherboard port in any way that suits. Devices can be moved between ports as required, but you may find that a high speed device, such as a webcam, is best connected directly, and the ports on the hub are used for slower devices. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "DJW" wrote in message ups.com... I am running windows 98SE with a desktop computer that only have 2 USB outlets in the front. I recently plugged in a USB 4 port hub. When I unplugged my web cam from the computer and plugged it in to the Hub it said on the screen that new hardware was found and wanted to reinstall drivers. So I canceled the action and put it back in the free outlet on the computer. My question is does the hub's first in line port mirror the port it is plugged in to? And do the remaining 3 ports are now like brand new ports on the computer and any old equipment that was installed and configured using the 2 old ports on the computer now need to be reinstalled if they are used? I thought a Hub would be a plug and play, meaning any installed hardware using any HUB or old port could be hot swappable with any other already installed hardware peripheral without any new reconfiguring. Also can the computer's USB controller, control all 5 ports plus the one the HUB is plugged into at once with hardware? |
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