On Dec 13, 11:07 am, "Rojo Habe" wrote:
USB extension cords might be a more practical (and cheaper) alternative.

Another good reason to have your most important devices plugged directly
into the PC is that hubs introduce delay. Your keyboard and mouse are vital
to the operation of your PC and should be among the first things it finds.

How many USB ports (not counting the hub) does your PC have? There may be
some spare headers on your motherboard enabling you to add some more.

4 but they are the old 1.0 ports. though i suppose a keyboard and
mouse probably don't need the extra throughput of the 2.0
i do however have two 2.0 PCI cards though with a total of 8 slots
available. 5 are being used, but one of those goes to the monitor to
link to it's hub. if i'm not going to end up using it, then i will
have only 4 used.
OK, so i guess i'm going to have to get some extension cords because
the current setup will not reach.

thanks.