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SuRichardson | 11:33 Tue 08th Mar 2005 | Technology
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I have an older pc which when built had no USB ports.  I fitted two USB ports to the computer which worked!  However I now have more than two peripherals to connect using USB ports and wonder if either/ both of the following options are possible.  Can I replace the two port card with a four port card? Or if I have a free slot - can I add a four port card giving me a total of 6 USB ports.  I am running Windows XP?
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Yes and yes ! Should be no problem and it's the neatest solution if you have a spare PCI slot.

Other than that an external hub is an option but more messy.

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Thanks Billy.  I actually bought an external hub - but the instructions on my digital camera say connect it directly to the pc and not through a hub.  When I connected the hub to the computer when upgrading to broadband the whole system when wrong! 

The reason that the camera manual suggests connecting directly to the PC rather than a hub may be due to power. Some hubs don't have their own power supply - they take power from the PC and this can cause problems.

An additional card is the best way. Good luck !

The USB standard states that up to 127 devices can be attached to one PC at a time.
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Thanks for this guys.  Can the USB ports be both 1.1 and 2.0 or have they all got to be the same?
If you buy an additional card they will all be the same and all USB2.0 now. But you can still connect a USB1.1 device to a USB2.0 port, as they're backward compatible (in most cases). You just won't get the full speed of USB2.0.

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