Carys Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Please answer these two basic question: 1) Should I use my Corsair peripherals on USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 ports? I currently have all but the mouse & keyboard connected to an internal USB 3.0 card, but I'm thinking about getting a Mini ITX mainboard next, so I would have to switch to a USB hub because of the sheer number of ports needed. The following items are the external part of my setup: Corsair iCUE LS100 Smart Lighting Strips; 2 Starter Kit + extensions Corsair iCUE LT100 Smart Lighting Towers Corsair Ironclaw Wireless RGB Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Corsair MM700 RGB Extended Corsair MM800C Polaris RGB Corsair VOID PRO RGB wireless (Dolby 7.1) -white- Elgato Stream Deck. 2) When I update my Mouse it always tells me to connect directly to the computer and not a HUB. I'm currently using it on a USB cable, but would love to use it with a short cable and/or the wireless dongle instead; which would fit perfectly into the USB port of either of my 2 mousepads. Is there any reason I shouldn't / Is the connection directly to the computer only needed for updates? Thanks for your time! (PS: I know, I know... "That's a lot of lighting, Carys." :rolleyes:. Well, to quote Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "You ain't seen nothing yet". That's just the stuff that needs USB PC ports :sunglasse.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1) Most of them are USB 2.0 devices so they can be used on USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 ports. You can use a USB hub for operating (and I would very strongly recommend that you get a powered USB hub) but I'd make sure that the keyboard and mouse are directly connected. You can use the mouse pad ports for the mouse but it does increase latency a little bit. But it does work (I have mine on the MM800 now). 2) This recommendation is because many hubs - especially unpowered ones - introduce latency issues that disrupts the firmware update process. It's not hard and fast - I have successfully updated firmware via a hub - but it is the one place where there are consistently issues - I've also failed updating firmware on a hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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