tbail Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I have a problem with the Flas Voyager embedded hub. I want to use the stick on a device (Buffalo LinkTheater) which apparently does not accept hubs, but obnly directly linked USB devices. It doesn't recognize the flash memory because it sees the embedded hub first, and then ignores the whole device. What is the embedded hub good for??? And: Can I turn it off somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 20, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 20, 2005 I would contact the maker of the device, as almost any USB devive will use a Hub as a interface. Only a KB or mouse might not have a hub like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 What is the embedded hub good for??? And: Can I turn it off somehow? The controller for the Corsair Flash Voyager is seen as a USB hub. This can not be turned off, it is an inherit trait of the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbail Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 I would contact the maker of the device, as almost any USB devive will use a Hub as a interface. Only a KB or mouse might not have a hub like this. I don't believe that is correct. In the Windows Device Manager (connection view) you can easily trace all USB devices, with the hubs (or cascade of hubs) being shown all the way down to each specific mass storage or other payload device. I have a few other sticks, none of which gets an extra entry for an embedded hub. The same applies to all the external USB hard disks I use. That the Flash Voyagers controller is "seen" as an embedded hub (as Jack Flash writes) is something very special indeed. And it can, unfortunately, create problems. (USB is after all a standard rapidly expanding into the consumer electronics market. Not all the stuff you can buy there has PC capabilities.) I wonder why the Flash Voyager is built that way ... It is a beautifully fast stick, but if the technical design creates problems I will have to switch to a different brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpDFrek Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I wonder why the Flash Voyager is built that way ... It is a beautifully fast stick, but if the technical design creates problems I will have to switch to a different brand. The primary intended role of a USB drive is to carry data from one point to another on a small, portable media that is able to be used in conjunction with a majority of the computer systems. The technical design of the Corsair Flash Voyager is built to appeal to the largest part of the market. There will always be specific applications that have different requirements, that is the way of technology. Different controllers are used by different manufactures for various reasons. Speed, price, feature set, and most importantly, legal indemnification. As Jack Flash stated the HUB feature can not be disabled on the Corsair Flash Voyager. If your specific application can not use the drive you will need to get another device that meets your needs. The drive is still functioning correctly for its intended use of transferring and storing data between computers and locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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