Are the USB ports powered - does the stand plug in for separate power to the USB or does it get all it's power from the computer?
875942
This U Board is powered by the PC. Brandon is correct! Enjoy your purchase.
875943
Hi. The stand gets all its USB power from the computer. There's no separate power supply. However, that said, I've connected WD Passport Drives and an HTC Android phone to it and didn't have any problems with lack of power. Usually, unpowered hubs don't have enough *oomph* to keep an external drive going, but this one does very well.
968706
It is not USB powered, it comes with an AC adapter... however, a word of caution; when I purchased this it came with a "travel" AC adapter meant for outlets in Europe and will not work with US outlets. I had to research to find the correct AC adapter to get it to work and they ended up giving me a refund. It does work though, if you find to correct AC adapter which might be too much trouble for most people looking for a simple solution.
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The ports are not in the light but in an "adapter" that can be plugged into the wall. So you have a cord coming from the light that ends in a USB plug - that plug can then plug into your computer for power or plug into one of the two slots in the adapter which is then plugged into an electric outlet.
1250395
I have several I have used with it but all are powered. the only devices I have used that draw their power from the ports are memory sticks and they have worked without issues.
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It plugs into the USB port of any computer. There is no further power required.
1744474
Yes, you use the USB cable for setup on your computer, after that it's just used for power
105880
It is USB powered (No separate power supply). I'm not sure I fully understand the planned setup. It sounds like one KVM will have mouse, keyboard, and one monitor and the other will have the second monitor. If so, I can't say because I've no experience trying something like that. I'd suggest typing the question into a search engine (such as Google) to see if anyone else has discussed this arrangement. I use mine for USB mouse, keyboard, and speaker, and a DVI monitor. It works very well with my Win 7 and Win 8 PCs. Before acquiring the Win 8 PC, I had a Win XP computer attached to it. It worked much of the time, but sometimes the mouse would freeze when switching between the computers. Your experience might depend on the operating systems you are using.
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when connected to pc, the USB port gives this unit the power needed to operate, no ac adapter needed. the usb cable will come with 2 connector, it's recommended that both of them are connected given the fact that one of the connector is an extension from the other connector for some extra energy.
2202223
It's bus powered, it draws all the power it needs from the usb port on your pc.
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Hi Jon,The unit is USB powered. You dont need a seperate power unit. The USB cable is included.
907289
In between the 2 USB ports there is a small hole where a cable is plugged in for power. The other end is plugged in a USB port.
37110
It's just the stand. The cables you see in that particular image are power and USB cables mocked up to look like a typical setup with emphasis on the cable hole. I just happen to have mine for sale on the Used section on Amazon. My desk changed so I no longer need it.
1817195
It is powered via the USB connection from your computer(s). It has worked great for my husband and I sharing two printers between our two computers.
95050
Yes it needs power. Be sure and push the on/off butting to turn it on. There will be a small blue light show up for each USB you may have plugged in. I haven't had any problems and love it. Very fast with USB 3.
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Mine didn't, it is plugged into the monitor which provides the power. It's perfect for my setup. I think there's another version of this out there somewhere which has the power supply though, I am pretty sure I saw it when I was shopping for this.
2256934
It is only powered via the USB under its dust cap. It must be plugged into a usb port for power.
377804
I use a powered usb hub. So I can plug many things into the hub and it has it's own power pack. Then I don't overload the onboard power from the pc.