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Since: Oct 16, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:07 pm
Post subject: front panel multi-purpose hub thingie?
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in the wintel world, there are accessories that fit into a drive bay,
and provide (usb and/or firewire) hubs, digital media readers,
thermostats (and fan controls), and even amplified speakers, in all
sorts of combinations.
i would like to add one to my g4 desktop, because i don't like the
clutter of hubs (and sons of hubs), and because i am constantly plugging
and unplugging different pieces of gear. - it seems like a Good Idea -
ideally, i would like (powered) firewire, usb + media all brought out to
the front.
but the best ones i've found in the pc world are very much tailored to
certain pc motherboards. also, my g4/466 (digital audio) doesn't have
internal connectors for firewire or usb or even for power (that i can
see). one option, although it seems inelegant, is to add a pci card
just for the extra internal usb and firewire ports.
would anyone like to share their advice and/or experience with this
rather simple type of hack?
please reply to the newsgroup.
........ tom klein |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:05 am
Post subject: RE: front panel multi-purpose hub thingie? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <418715F8.FB3BEB1 DeleteThis @ecologicaltech.com>, tom klein
<nospam DeleteThis @ecologicaltech.com> writes:
>in the wintel world, there are accessories that fit into a drive bay,
>and provide (usb and/or firewire) hubs, digital media readers,
>thermostats (and fan controls), and even amplified speakers, in all
>sorts of combinations.
>
>i would like to add one to my g4 desktop, because i don't like the
>clutter of hubs (and sons of hubs), and because i am constantly plugging
>and unplugging different pieces of gear. - it seems like a Good Idea -
>ideally, i would like (powered) firewire, usb + media all brought out to
>the front.
>
>but the best ones i've found in the pc world are very much tailored to
>certain pc motherboards. also, my g4/466 (digital audio) doesn't have
>internal connectors for firewire or usb or even for power (that i can
>see). one option, although it seems inelegant, is to add a pci card
>just for the extra internal usb and firewire ports.
>
>would anyone like to share their advice and/or experience with this
>rather simple type of hack?
>
>please reply to the newsgroup.
You might want to check out GeeThree's "Sweet Multiport"...
http://www.geethree.com/multiport/multiport.html
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>
>....... tom klein
>
Regards,
Mike
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Michael T. Davis | Departmental Networking/Computing
http://www.ecr6.ohio-state.edu/~davism/ | The Ohio State University
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:32 am
Post subject: Re: front panel multi-purpose hub thingie? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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a bit on the pricey side (because they throw in a pci card), but thanks for the
tip.
if i'm going to tie up a pci slot to do this, i would prefer something more
than usb 1.1 and firewire 400, which i've already got on the motherboard.
my current "solution" is an atech pro-2 gizmo, modified to eliminate their
extra (usb) power connection. (a small jumper from the usb power line to the
hot pin of the power jack - i can't understand why atech didn't do it this way
in the first place...) it gives me one usb 1.1 and one firewire 400 port, as
well as a couple of digital media slots, for $20 and a couple of minutes with
the soldering iron. it's still usb bus-powered (it should have been powered
off a proper 4-pin hd power connector), and the firewire is only a
pass-through, though.
........ tom klein
"Michael T. Davis" wrote:
> In article <418715F8.FB3BEB1 RemoveThis @ecologicaltech.com>, tom klein
> <nospam RemoveThis @ecologicaltech.com> writes:
>
> >in the wintel world, there are accessories that fit into a drive bay,
> >and provide (usb and/or firewire) hubs, digital media readers,
> >thermostats (and fan controls), and even amplified speakers, in all
> >sorts of combinations.
> >
> >i would like to add one to my g4 desktop, because i don't like the
> >clutter of hubs (and sons of hubs), and because i am constantly plugging
> >and unplugging different pieces of gear. - it seems like a Good Idea -
> >ideally, i would like (powered) firewire, usb + media all brought out to
> >the front.
> >
> >but the best ones i've found in the pc world are very much tailored to
> >certain pc motherboards. also, my g4/466 (digital audio) doesn't have
> >internal connectors for firewire or usb or even for power (that i can
> >see). one option, although it seems inelegant, is to add a pci card
> >just for the extra internal usb and firewire ports.
> >
> >would anyone like to share their advice and/or experience with this
> >rather simple type of hack?
> >
> >please reply to the newsgroup.
>
> You might want to check out GeeThree's "Sweet Multiport"...
>
> http://www.geethree.com/multiport/multiport.html
>
> >
> >
> >....... tom klein
> >
>
> Regards,
> Mike
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> | Systems Specialist: CBE,MSE
> Michael T. Davis | Departmental Networking/Computing
> http://www.ecr6.ohio-state.edu/~davism/ | The Ohio State University
> | 197 Watts, (614) 292-6928 |
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