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From: Metspitzer on 6 May 2010 16:42 http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-Internal-Hi-Speed-Front-Bay/dp/tech-data/B000GGQ2SW/ref=de_a_smtd I called and talked to a tech support guy at Cables To Go. He says that this hub does plug into the mobo (as opposed to plugging into an internal USB jack) and it also gets power from the power supply. I believe him, but it would be nice to get it in writing. Amazon has been very good at settling any dispute in my favor, but you still have to pay shipping. Either I am not smart enough to find this info, or it is just not listed. Anyone know how I can make sure it is the right one?
From: Metspitzer on 6 May 2010 16:44 On Thu, 06 May 2010 16:42:59 -0400, Metspitzer <kilowatt(a)charter.net> wrote: >http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-Internal-Hi-Speed-Front-Bay/dp/tech-data/B000GGQ2SW/ref=de_a_smtd > >I called and talked to a tech support guy at Cables To Go. He says >that this hub does plug into the mobo (as opposed to plugging into an >internal USB jack) and it also gets power from the power supply. > >I believe him, but it would be nice to get it in writing. Amazon has >been very good at settling any dispute in my favor, but you still have >to pay shipping. > >Either I am not smart enough to find this info, or it is just not >listed. > >Anyone know how I can make sure it is the right one? > BTW he says the black version also has indicator lights but I don't see that either.
From: Mike Easter on 6 May 2010 17:32 Metspitzer wrote: <snip Amazon link> If you are going to look at and think about the device, why not look at its info at Cables to Go instead of Amazon? http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1534&sku=30564 4-Port USB 2.0 Front-Bay Hub - Black That link also has some reviews, including negative remarks about the connecting.^1^2 > I called and talked to a tech support guy at Cables To Go. He says > that this hub does plug into the mobo (as opposed to plugging into an > internal USB jack) and it also gets power from the power supply. The device cable wants a USB B type plug. It has some kind of power cable not well described^0 unless there is also a manual. ^0 Has one upstream B header port, and four downstream A Ports ... PC or Mac� with an available USB type A downstream port ... One internal power cable ^1 the wire has to be routed outside the computer and plugged into an existing USB port. So you lose one port. Thus your net gain in USB ports is only 3. Yes it works, but it should use a motherboard plug for the connection instead of wasting an existing port on the outside of the computer ^2 I would have preferred that the device hook up to the 8 pin USB header on the motherboard. Luckily I had USB add on card that had an internal connection which was compatible with the connector on the hub. -- Mike Easter
From: Mike Easter on 6 May 2010 17:38 Metspitzer wrote: > I called and talked to a tech support guy at Cables To Go. He says > that this hub does plug into the mobo (as opposed to plugging into an > internal USB jack) and it also gets power from the power supply. If you look at the 2 port bays at Cables, they come with a motherboard cable -- so it is possible that they - Cables - have changed the 'configuration' of what you get with the 4 port bay to be more like what you get with the 2 port because of the complaints. -- Mike Easter
From: DevilsPGD on 6 May 2010 18:40
In message <pfa6u518eo2493af03md4lav9a0clpoacl(a)4ax.com> Metspitzer <kilowatt(a)charter.net> was claimed to have wrote: >BTW he says the black version also has indicator lights but I don't >see that either. http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=7035&sku=30564 does show lights if you click on the image and look at the high-resolution front shot. I wouldn't trust Amazon's photos to be exactly what you get. |