Hi I use several usb devices on my laptop, when I have several plugged in at once, my laptop gets very hot and turns itself off. I have just purchased a powered hub to take some of the strain off of the laptop, what is the best way to make use of this new hub. I have three usb drives and occasionally I want to transfer files from one to another, these usb drives all have 2 usb cables, if I have both cables plugged in to the laptop my laptop switches off. Which of the drives cables should I plug into the usb hub the one for the power or the one for data? To have all three drives plugged in at once is pushing it anyway. I think my laptop is just getting old. Are there any devices which you cannot run off of a powered hub? Regards Adrien You can get me off list at: adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxx or adrien.collins@xxxxxxxxx Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia program for the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the software from: http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank e-mail to: speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq