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Offline boost

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HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 09:53:22 »
Can the hub on the hhkb supply enough juice to read flash drive? When I plug my flash drive in I get "Not enough power for the device"...

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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 09:55:05 »
USB 3.0 requires quite a bit more power, thus why the drive won't be read.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:01:50 »
They only provide 100mv I think, that is barely enough to keep a modern smartphone ticking over, never mind charging it a resonable rate. It is fine for a mouse, but nowhere enough for a USB Drive or a card reader.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:07:16 »
:( useless hub on my hhkb.

possible to feed the hub more power?
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:08:58 »
Perhaps, but it'd require a mod. You'd need to somehow have external power for the USB.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:09:27 »
Quote from: boost on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:07:16
:( useless hub on my hhkb.

possible to feed the hub more power?

Nope, USB can only provide 500MV anywho. The hub is only good for mice really...  :(
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:12:39 »
ok, thanks for the info.

Now I will be taking about this hhkb :D
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:23:11 »
I don't think it reads USB 2.0 either
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:01:04 »
I had only one usb 2.0 flash drive work on the HHKB hub, a Corsair Flash Voyager others not enough power most mice wont work and draw more than its 100ma. rating. The hub on the HHKB Pro 2 is pretty much a useless feature.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:03:34 »
Quote from: MJ45 on Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:01:04
I had only one usb 2.0 flash drive work on the HHKB hub, a Corsair Flash Voyager others not enough power most mice wont work and draw more than its 100ma. rating. The hub on the HHKB Pro 2 is pretty much a useless feature.


I use my mouse with it. That's what it's good for. Especially when using it on laptops with limited USB ports.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:31:06 »
The mice I use a Steelseries Sensi or a Razer Taipan wont work, not enough power. I have not tried others, I have to plug my mouse in my laptop to use it.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:35:35 »
Probably good enough for a wireless mouse's USB wireless receiver.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 18:09:02 »
Quote from: MJ45 on Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:31:06
The mice I use a Steelseries Sensi or a Razer Taipan wont work, not enough power. I have not tried others, I have to plug my mouse in my laptop to use it.


That's odd. I fail to see what makes the Sensei take more power than the Logitech G9X (which is what I am using on my HHKB USB port)
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 18:22:55 »
The MacBookPro system report on usb shows the Sensei requires 200mA the HHKB's is only100mA.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 20:17:07 »
Well this sucks. This was literally one of the best things I was looking forward to about a HHKB... Now I don't know what to do.
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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 20:18:19 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 24 May 2013, 20:17:07
Well this sucks. This was literally one of the best things I was looking forward to about a HHKB... Now I don't know what to do.


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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 22:16:17 »
Quote from: boost on Fri, 24 May 2013, 09:53:22
Can the hub on the hhkb supply enough juice to read flash drive? When I plug my flash drive in I get "Not enough power for the device"...

Corsair survivor usb 3.0

My advise is not to share high power consumption via the spare port of keyboard.

For laptop, I will use usb hub to share:

http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F5U407

For desktop, I will use powered-usb-hub to share:

http://www.belkin.com/us/F4U041-Belkin/p/P-F4U041

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Re: HHKB Pro2 USB Hub
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 25 May 2013, 02:45:39 »
Quote from: boost on Fri, 24 May 2013, 09:53:22
Can the hub on the hhkb supply enough juice to read flash drive? When I plug my flash drive in I get "Not enough power for the device"...

Corsair survivor usb 3.0

There is very few devices that work with HHKB hub. Only things I could get to work were mice and headphones (crappy logitech ones, nothing fancy).
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