is it possible to boost USB Bus Power in Keyboard?

The headphones only work intermittently. Is there a way to boost bus
leejabramson wrote on :

I have a Power Mac G5 running Tiger. I'd like to connect my USB headset and my touchpad to the two USB ports on the keyboard. The headphones only work intermittently. Is there a way to boost bus power?


USB Bus:

Host Controller Location: Built In USB Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBOHCI PCI Device ID: 0x0035 PCI Revision ID: 0x0043 PCI Vendor ID: 0x1033 Bus Number: 0x0b

Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard:

Version: 4.10 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Mitsumi Electric Product ID: 0x1003 Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.)

USB GlidePoint:

Version: 1.30 Bus Power (mA): 100 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Cirque Corporation Product ID: 0x0020 Vendor ID: 0x0488

Apple Pro Keyboard:

Version: 4.10 Bus Power (mA): 250 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Mitsumi Electric Product ID: 0x020b Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.)

deKay replied on :

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I have a Power Mac G5 running Tiger. I'd like to connect my USB headset and my touchpad to the two USB ports on the keyboard. The headphones only work intermittently. Is there a way to boost bus power?

Could you buy a powered hub, and plug the keyboard into that, and the hub into the G5? Would that work?

deKay