Would this USB hub have enough capacity to properly power 4 connected Xbox controllers, without getting the "not enough power" windows error?
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When I tried to pull that much current through this hub... it shorted out, and destroyed every usb peripheral that was attached to it. I believe by the power ratings it might work... but i wouldnt risk it.
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I haven't tried the first scenario. I am running 2 external USB drives with their own power supplies.
141495
yes, this is exactly what this does. Split the power. (I am also assuming your psu is enough to handle all of the device loads.)
1930222
I know they require a lot of power, I can't tell you the exact amount. I would definitely buy a powered USB hub.
1077170
I don't see why not. I have 2 external drives running on mine. One powered by the Hub and the other by it's own power source. All 3 of yours have their own power source.
2097574
Just remember that if they are all power hungry devices that there is a limited supply of power on anything USB related, in this case you have 2A limit, or approximately 4 full power devices (USB 2.0 has a 500mA cap). If this doesn't seem to be the problem, maybe you just got a bad one.
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I think you might possibly be able to connect then together using a usb hub with multiple alternative usb connectors to get a stronger current, unless they have an in-built system to specifically prevent this.
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It well work but at USB 2.0 speeds. I checked mine, when I plugged it into a USB 2.0 port, Win7 loaded a generic USB 2 driver and it appeared in explorer. When you upgrade to a USB 3 capability it well need it's 3.0 driver installed.This is a good hub, it has it's own power supply. I use it to power Raspberry pi's.
735451
Are you using the proper power supply. I was cleaning rearranging my desktop, and inadvertently plugged the power supply from my modem into the laCie drive. It had enough power to turn the light on, but not enough to actually run the drive. I HAVE had a couple issues with my drive. The USB port now routinely disconnects for not apparent reason. Makes it difficult to copy large files.
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I don't know what wireless hard drive you are using but this is a 3A power, it's like 6 standard computers usb, if something works on your computer, it will work on this hub.
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I don't think this hub is built to deliver that kind of power. All my external USB hard drives are separately plugged into the A/C. At minimum, your drive would probably have to be plugged into multiple USB ports.
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Experimentation tells me that the answer is NO. My experience with bus powered USB hubs has been problematic. Commonly you get a "power fault" on one or more of the devices involved and restoration is very difficult without rebooting (ugh).
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I'm using my USB connection to successfully power mine. I have not encountered any issues with this.
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I just confirmed that the Plugable USB 2.0.4 will power an RPi unit directly. The RPi only draws 5W, so it's safe.
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I'm guessing it would do okay as long as the initial USB port you plug into is USB 3.0. I have 6 usb 2.0 drives and 1 usb 3.0 external drives hooked to my hub. The 3.0 drive just flys, but so does the others.
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No it doesn't. In most cases the PC USB supplies the Power. It probably won't work on a USB on a Multible Hub Distribution Center such as ULTRA as an example!If you own a PC older than 6years, there may not bee enough PC power.
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The answer is yes; 4 different peripherals can be connected to be powered from 1 usb hub of a pc. With multi connections case; in order not to lose any data transfer speeds of the connected devices, usb hubs of the pc should either be usb2.0 high-speed type or -much better- usb3.0.