Adding USB Ports (1 Viewer)

[Shawn]

I have a home built PC that I put together this spring and have no problems with it except for the fact that I only have two USB ports. I know it's standard but it would be nice if they could put four or six built in. Anyway, I'd like to add a couple more but would like some advice on the best way to go about it.

I have a PCI to USB slot card that I've never used. I bought it for an old PC and never used it. Tried it in this one and can't seem to get it going either. My motherboard is an Abit VH-6 II and has pin connectors for two more USB ports. I picked up a connector with two wires that fed into two USB ports to be put on the back in a free card slot. But again I couldn't get it to work. If I plugged my USB webcam into the built in port it works fine, if I move it to the others it doesn't work

I've noticed some USB external ports come with a power adapter and some don't. Also some are high speed and low speed USB and there are other differences as well. I am currently using my two ports for my printer and webcam. I plan on adding a scanner, a game controller or two and maybe a cradle for a PDA and a digital cam card reader. Anyway, I'm hoping someone can understand my post and offer some guidance. Thanks.

 

[Kris McLaughlin]

Shawn,

An easy solution may be to simply pick up a USB hub from Future Shop or wherever. You just plug it into one of the built-in USB ports, and it gives you 4-8 more ports instantly.You can even daisy-chain them, that is, plug a hub into a hub.

Maybe this will help, I know these are easy to use and fairly inexpensive.

Cheers,