Powered Hub, Lots of USB Devices! Will this work?

**adamharrisuk** · 03-30-2006, 05:40 AM

Right basically I’m going to buy a 7 Port Powered USB Hub, I have lots of USB devices I want to get going on my pc and I have a list of everything!
Could someone please help me out and let me know whether what I have got down will work, or fail miserably!

I’m pretty new to this, so what I’m doing may seem absolutely stupid!

Here we go:

-7 Port USB 2.0 Powered Hub
--1. USB Radio tuner
--2. USB TV Tuner
--3. Creative Sound Blaster Live - 24bit External 5.1 Sound Card
--4. USB Device for Composite
--5. Globalsat BU353 USB GPS Receiver - SiRF Star III
--6. Mini 4 port usb2 hub
---1.Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter 100 meters
---2.Mentor Wireless USB Adapter - 802.11g
--7. Mini 4 port usb2 hub - £6.11
---1. Sony Ericsson Cable for phone
---2. Mini USB keyboard
---3. Mini USB mouse
---4. Touch screen

Thanks ever so much people

Adam

**DeltaFX** · 03-30-2006, 06:19 AM

Split ! One hub for USB highspeed devices (USB2.0),one hub for slow devices (USB1.x)

**adamharrisuk** · 03-30-2006, 06:29 AM

So do i have to split direct from the motherboard? or can i do it through the hub?

For example would i need:
-Powered Hub into mobo - For USB2.0 Devices
-Powered Hub into mobo - For USB1.x Devices

OR

-Powered Hub into mobo
---USB Hub For USB2.0 Devices
---USB Hub For USB1.x Devices

Thanks alot

Adam

**DeltaFX** · 03-30-2006, 05:52 PM

Directly from the mobo, because some USB 2.0 Hub will fall to usb1.1 protocol if you mix highspeed and slow device (and you can't tell how a hub will handle the situation, when you're about to buy it).

So
-Powered USB2.0 Hub into mobo - For USB2.0 Devices
-Powered USB1.1 Hub into mobo - For USB1.x Devices (save $)
is the way to go

Some devices are picky too, they simply refuse to work with a hub.....

Check everything more complex than mouse, kbd,tsk or gps first :blootooss,wifi,tuners & soundCard devices, to figure out if they work fine with a hub. Then figure how to connect evrything.

Rule of thumb : avoid daisy-chaining hubs from different brand/model. and even if theorically, USB supports 127 peripherals daisy-chained, avoid.....

**tiomka** · 05-15-2006, 12:00 AM

I am going to have a similar setup, 6 devices. Here are a couple of questions:
1. Is the only benefit of splitting 2.0 and 1.1 - cost?
2. As far as powering the hub, does it have to be externally powered or just a USB connection will do?
3. Is there are a limit of how much throughput you can have with a usb mobo? Can you have too many devices?
Thanks a lot,
t.