usb ports

countryham

15 years ago

how can I add more usb ports to my pc????

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Pooh Bear
15 years ago
If you have an unused PCI slot on the motherboard
you can buy a PCI card that has USB ports on it.

Or you could use a USB hub.
Hubs come in two varieties, powered and unpowered.
I prefer the powered hubs but they cost a little more.
Some devices don't like unpowered hubs,
and some devices don't like hubs period.

Getting a PCI card is the best way to go,
depending mostly on what you are trying to accomplish.

Pooh Bear

USB PCI Card
USB Hub - Unpowered
USB Hub - Powered
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
the easiest way is to simply go buy a cheap little usb 2.0 multi port hub and get a usb cable hook one end to your pc usb port and run it up to the top of your desk and plug in the usb hub so you have easy access to it and you will have several more usb ports right there on your desk. that is what I do I have one on each of my computers on my desk so no bending and reaching for the ones on the tower.

Or you can go buy a usb card and install it into the computer it is fairly easy to do.

I have bought several 4 port USB 2.0 hubs at Big Lots for $6 each and they work great. You just want to make sure the ones you get are 2.0 so they will be faster.

below is the link to a product search at newegg for usb hub so you can get an idea of what is out there, the ones I use are just usb powered so do not have a power plug in but you can get ones that have a power plug in also if you need it to have extra power.

this is a link to a usb card search
ENCORE 5 Port USB2.0 PCI Card Model ENLUSB2-5PCI-BR - Retail

Here is a link that might be useful: usb hub
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cynic
15 years ago
The question is what you're going to use them for. Many items don't like hubs. At that rate a USB card is better. Hub is easier but the card isn't that much more difficult and has definite advantages.
countryham
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15 years ago
Thank you all that helps me much
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