Hey guys. I am currently on 8meg internet using a normal modem so my USB ports are maxed out, whats worse is I just had to buy a new mouse since my other one died, Logitech G7 which is all USB powered no external plug. Currently cannot afford to spend £80 ish on a router so was wondering if there is anything else I can do since I have no mouse for now as every time I try and connect it while the modem is plugged in it complains that there is not enough power available.
In device manager I have 2 USB Root Hubs listed, 1 has everything on it including the modem using all the power, the other is totally empty and since I don’t know much about how USB works I was wondering if there is a way to use the other hub somehow.
I have tried all USB ports on the back (LAN1_USB34 and LAN2_USB12), I have even tried connecting addon USB ports on the motherboard connectors USB78, USB56 and USB910 but still the devices showed up on the same out of power hub. Is the other hub even available for use at all or just sits there for no reason?
Would I be able to buy a powered external USB box and connect my mouse through that ok? Would prefer not to as I must save for a decent wired/wireless router.
Hell id even settle with half my net speed to 4mbps for now if it would free up some power and if it would even be possible.
Here are the pics from device manager:
http://www.clan-hb.com/random/usbroot1.jpg
Removing gamepad doesn’t help.
http://www.clan-hb.com/random/usbroot2.jpg
http://www.clan-hb.com/random/hubs.jpg
Athlon 64 3000+
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
2GB OCZ Ram
Gainward 6600GT
Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Speedtouch 330 Modem
Any help appreciated thanks.
