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Wireless Mouse and USB Problems

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Steve

Flightless Bird
My Dell Latitude D600 Laptop came with 2 USB ports (USB 1 or 2?) and
I added a docking station. increases 2 USB to 4 ports. I need more than 3
USB ports for - Wireless mouse, floppy drive, externa HD, wireless Linksys
adaptors, flash card, DVD/CD-RW drive and printer.

I don't use the above USB attachments all at once, except external HD, wireless
mouse, and flash card. If I add either 1 or 2 more USB attachments I have
problems, the spaces between the USB slots are too close. I cannot get the USB
inserted and also my wireless mouse become erratic. It seem that the wireless
mouse must be at certain position to work properly. I added a 4 ports USB
extension cable to the Docking station, fair no better as I cannot attached more
than two USB attachmenton to the extended USB. The icons either missing or
wireless mouse become erratic.

Anyone got better idea, what I need to do to get my mouse work properly with
more than 3 USB attachments. BTW, are there an external powered USB edtension?

Thanks for your help.
 
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Pen

Flightless Bird
On 1/25/2010 3:20 PM, Steve wrote:
>
> My Dell Latitude D600 Laptop came with 2 USB ports (USB 1 or 2?) and
> I added a docking station. increases 2 USB to 4 ports. I need more than 3
> USB ports for - Wireless mouse, floppy drive, externa HD, wireless Linksys
> adaptors, flash card, DVD/CD-RW drive and printer.
>
> I don't use the above USB attachments all at once, except external HD, wireless
> mouse, and flash card. If I add either 1 or 2 more USB attachments I have
> problems, the spaces between the USB slots are too close. I cannot get the USB
> inserted and also my wireless mouse become erratic. It seem that the wireless
> mouse must be at certain position to work properly. I added a 4 ports USB
> extension cable to the Docking station, fair no better as I cannot attached more
> than two USB attachmenton to the extended USB. The icons either missing or
> wireless mouse become erratic.
>
> Anyone got better idea, what I need to do to get my mouse work properly with
> more than 3 USB attachments. BTW, are there an external powered USB edtension?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Get a powered USB2 hub. Some listed here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1228013606 4802&name=Top Sellers
 
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