[G4] Snapped USB port

[Kathi Anderson]

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> On Aug 17, 2007, at 1:37 PM, 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?

I think you're mistaken about most card readers requiring USB power,
but regardless, you can get powered USB hubs that will provide that
power to the card reader.

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Did you check on the keyboard? Most Mac keyboards have an extra USB port on
the opposite end of the keyboard connection.
Kathi