I have two Orico USB hubs, the powered one has four 3.0 ports, and the unpowered one has one 3.0 port and five 2.0 ports. If I plug the powered hub into the pc then chain the unpowered one into it, will the unpowered hub run into power issues if I plug high-power-consuming devices into it? And does it make any difference if I switch the hubs order?

  • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    will the unpowered hub run into power issues if I plug high-power-consuming devices into it?

    Yes, since it’s limited by how much power it can draw from the other hub, and would have a limit on how much power the unpowered hub can pass to its own ports.

    And does it make any difference if I switch the hubs order?

    Yes. Putting the powered hub second means that it doesn’t need to pull power through the unpowered hub, and it should be fine right be used as normal.

    • OtterAEnglish
      91·
      1 year ago

      edit: I didn’t understand what a ‘powered’ hub was and I read it as a hub that could transfer high amounts of power. I’ve left my original comment below for context

      Putting the powered hub second means that it doesn’t need to pull power through the unpowered hub, and it should be fine right be used as normal.

      I might be misunderstanding, but wouldn’t this still be a problem? I was misunderstanding

      Computer
  |-unpowered hub
      |-powered hub
          |-power hungry device

      it would need something like

      Computer
  |-powered hub
      |-power hungry device
      |-unpowered hub
          |-low power devices
      • Kalash@feddit.ch
        1·
        1 year ago

        Just plug the lower power device in the unpowered or powered hub from the first example. You’re just adding a hub for no reason.