[Helpdesk] Additional USB Ports?

[JILL BEYER]

No, there's something different about the power within a USB port that 
a digital camera requires for transferring data - apart from speed.  
Fortunately it's just a temporary hassle.

Jill
On Jun 1, 2006, at 9:10 AM, Andrew Main wrote:

> I don't know, cause I don't have one to try, but I'd guess that a 
> digital camera wouldn't require power from the USB port, since it has 
> its own internal power; but it might require a USB 2.0 port, since it 
> has large files to transfer.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Jun 1, 2006, at 8:06 AM, SUZANNE COOPER wrote:
>>
>>> They keyboard ports also can't be used for peripherals that require 
>>> much power; for instance, USB flash drives larger than 128MB will 
>>> give a low power warning if you plug them into the keyboard instead 
>>> of the CPU box.
>>
>> Thank you for solving that mystery for me! I have not been able to 
>> connect my digital camera to the keyboard port and didn't know why.
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> Suzanne Cooper
>> http://www.suzannecooper.com
>>
>> What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
>>
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