Hi Ed!
BM> Have been connecting my USB keyboard and mouse to a powered USB 2.0 hub
BM> just because don't need extensions. Works fine, except when I do something
BM> stupid a lock up the computer it seems the keyboard won't
BM> work: has power, or at least the NumLock LED is on.
BM> Theoretically I'm supposed to do ALT_SysRq_REISUB to evoke a reboot
BM> (it's a Linux system) but rarely will that work. OTOH it rarely worked
BM> when I had the mouse and keyboard plugged in directly to the back
BM> panel.
BM> So, any advantages/disavantages over plugging the mouse and keyboard
BM> directly into the back panel over via a (powered) hub?
EV> My Keyboard is plugged into a PS/2 Jack on the back of this XP
EV> pc.
That would tend to make it difficult to plug into a USB Hub! <gg>
EV> I used a Cordless Mouse for a while but still kept the Wired
EV> Mouse plugged in the Jack on the back that's next to the Keyboard
EV> Jack in case the battery ran down on the Cordless Mouse.
I've found some older computers (really the motherboards) require a
keyboard and/or mouse to be connected to their PS/2 ports else won't
complete the boot process. Some of the BIOSs have an option to go
without a keyboard -- I've never dared as if something goes wrong how do
I access then?? Could go inside and use the BIOS Reset jumper but that
undoes all the other BIOS settings too. So if a wireless keyboard (and
mouse) is needed I just plug the wired ones in and prop next to the
computer.
EV> I'm using the PS/2 Mouse now, can't remember why I retired the
EV> Cordless Mouse.
Battery died and didn't have one available?
EV> ... When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion
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