[G4] Snapped USB port

[Roger Snyder]

    I don't believe that it converts from Firewire to USB, it is only two
hubs, a USB and a Firewire, in one package.

    Converting from one to another is much more complicated than a hub. You
really need a computer, which is why you don't find a USB to Firewire (or
visa versa) adapter.

    Its like a USB/Firewire drive. You can connect the drive to a Firewire
port on a computer, but you can not connect a USB device to the drive's
other port, only to the drive's second Firewire port.

-Roger

On 8/17/07 17:59, "Harry Freeman" wrote:

> Greetings ( + )!( + )
> 
> You can get a 3-Port FireWire/4-Port USB 2.0 Combo Hub which will
> connect to your USB or Firewire port and will allow you to connect
> either USB 2.0 devices' or Firewire devices via either the USB or the
> Firewire port.
> 
> It's available at
> http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/GUH420.html?id=hSr8STWY&mv_pc=211
> for $29.95.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> On Aug 17, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Tyranny Bean wrote:
> 
>> I've done a some searching and can't seem to find a FireWire to USB
>> adapter. A client of my wife was disconnecting a thumb drive from the
>> back of the computer (G4 D.A. 1.2Ghz) and snapped it out from the
>> slot. Now we're left with only 1 USB drive on the back and we've got
>> the Keyboard hooked up through that. My wife is a professional
>> photographer and this is really causing a problem with her downloading
>> photos as most card readers require a power source and USB hubs don't
>> seem to work for that. I opened up the machine and the ports appear to
>> be soldered to the mother board. Any suggestions of how I can fix
>> this, or at least get around it?
>> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers, /\*_*/\
> 
> Harry (*^_^*)
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-- Roger

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