[G4] Keyboard and USB

[Alan Kidner]

Hi John

I can answer just part of your message.  As the external USB drive has 
its own power it should work when plugged in to your new keyboard.  
However, although the keyboard has a built in USB 2 hub you will not get 
USB 2 performance unless the keyboard is connected to a USB 2 port on 
your computer.  I am not familiar with all the G4 specifications but I 
think  it's true to say that you are unlikely to have a USB 2 port 
unless a PCI card adding this functionality has been added since its 
manufacture.

Sorry I can't answer your questions about startup drives.

Best regards,   Alan
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John Turner wrote:
>
>> On Aug 22, 2010, at 10:20 AM, John Turner wrote:
>> Hi Guys!
>>
>> I thought that I sent this note yesterday but I apparently did not. I 
>> am getting ready to purchase a new keyboard for my G4 today or 
>> tomorrow. The one that I am ordering is a Mac keyboard with two USB2 
>> plugs. I also have a 250-Gig external hard drive by LaCie it is a USB 
>> drive. I have been told that a USB drive cannot be a startup drive. I 
>> can't get it recognized in the Startup preference. It does work as a 
>> great backup drive for me. There has been some talk that a USB 2 
>> drive can act as a startup drive. Is that true? Do I have to buy 
>> another drive or is there some way to work around it? Will the USB 2 
>> ports on the keyboard work if I plug in the external drive there. The 
>> drive has its own power supply so it keeps running wether or not the 
>> computer is plugged in or not.
>>
>> John Turner
>> thebear1 at rcn.com
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