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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
How do you know how much total load you can put on the USB ports? I keep seeing USB powered doodads that make me wonder when enough is too much?  |
Windows tells me. When I try to connect a device too far down the chain, or with too heavy a power draw, the usb service will try to start, fail, and give me an error saying so. Then I disconnect the device and get it plugged in closer to power, usually to a powered hub or to the motherboard usb ports.