Reddit reviews HooToo Powered USB HUB, 9 Ports 60W Data Hubs with 7 USB 3.0 Ports and 2 PowerIQ Chargiong Ports for MacBook,iPad,Surface Pro,iPhone,Flash Drive,Portable HDD and Laptop

Try different USB 3.0 port. Try removing all other USB devices but keyboard and mouse.

A powered USB 3.0 hub(one with AC adapter) may help. The USB port may not be providing enough power.

A user in another thread was reporting tracking issues until he added that. I sounds weird since the Vive has it's own power adapter but I guess some stuff must be USB bus powered. Could be something dumb like the AC adapter only powers the screens and the rest is USB bus powered and its right on the edge.

Mine wouldn't track at all when I plugged it into my inateck card. No issues in the intel USBs right on my motherboard.

Just a shot in the dark, but its the only thing I've seen in these threads that may apply, and I didn't reboot when I switched to trying the USBs on my inateck card(I was troubleshooting tinny low audio) or play around with updating inateck drivers so could have been something else other than power but there was a guy that reported the powered USB hub thing in another thread. Here he was talking about sudden losses in tracking due to USB power issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/8etrxc/vive_pro_20_sound_issue_what_is_the_status/dxyxt9i/


He specifically was using this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FR795WA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_imu4Ab2X3H65M but of course you should be able to get away with cheaper I would imagine (I was looking at this one myself: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Individual-Switches-included-HB-UMP3/dp/B00TPMEOYM)

I understand the quality difference, but why is that product so cheap as to compared to something like this? http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00FR795WA?psc=1. I am interested in one but I would like a quality one that doesn't destroy my devices :)

I use one of these, with 7 drives. It works great.

Of course if I didn't plug in the power cord, it might support one, but never more than that.


Edit: Also FWIW, every time I try an Orico product, I find compatibility problems, especially with Linux. And they're pricey.

I have been buying these because they have a full size USB3 input rather than the micro, which tend to break. I've bought dozens of them for my lab at work (R&D lab at one of the tech giants).

https://www.amazon.com/HooToo-9-Port-Charging-Transfer-iPhone/dp/B00FR795WA

I'm using the 6ft version. I used to get the same warning and experienced all sorts of trouble with starting up the device (had to reinsert usb and dp until rift s decided to work, static screen flashes, controllers not being detected properly). People suggested that I buy a pcie usb 3.0 or an external powered hub. Tried the latter ( https://www.amazon.com/HooToo-9-Port-Charging-Transfer-iPhone/dp/B00FR795WA/ ) and everything works fine now. The usb driver update warning disappeared also.

I use this one hasn't failed me yet

I've dealt with the same issue! In addition to the Kinect, I have an external HDD, two jump drives, and a wireless keyboard plugged into my console. This was never possible until bought a decent hub. Here's the one I bought:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FR795WA/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I like this because it's powered with its own power cable, has very good reviews, and it has two extra ports that are solely for powering devices (without transferring data to/from the console). This hub has been amazing!

Neat app recommendation! I finally find out what my USB 3.0 hub is pushing out. While I was using it, I think I was actually losing battery life while plugged in and using the device.

One question I do have, does using a USB extension cable affect the efficiency of the charger? I have no clue if all USB cables are created equally and for all purposes, I would think so, but I'm pretty dumb.

I like this one.

I bought one of the sub $5 cables from Amazon and use it in conjunction with this USB 3.0 Hub. I've charged both the 3dsXL and PSvita simultaneously using the 1A and 2A charge ports.

I'm using the HooToo powered hub.

I don't have issues when I plug the keyboard straight into my MBP. I figure that this is because it isn't "sharing" data/power with other devices. This is, I think, also why my Duet doesn't work unless I plug it into it's own dedicated USB - not enough power from the hub. And again, even then it drops out incessantly. I had that classic issue where the MIDI will drop out when I play too many notes, which a cursory Google search tells me is due to a bottleneck of some sort.

Connected to my hub are: Maschine mk2, Apple keyboard, portable hard drive, and M-Audio Keystation. The usb hub's power supply is feeding everything.

ATTENTION: Confirmed working for ASUS g751jy. See below how I got mine to work

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Use the adapter instead of the HDMI port on your laptop. It will be a black screen if you try to use the laptops HDMI out.

ADDITIONALLY if you purchase a USB 3.0 external hub WITH an external power supply this will provide better power through the USB hub and improve performance.

This is the one I bought:
https://www.amazon.ca/Charging-Suppport-Performance-Personal-Business/dp/B00FR795WA?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_1229820_124470850

Personal Experience and Games
I have been playing Lucky's Tale, Eve Valkyrie, The Witness and using Virtual Desktop. all working 100% fine, Do not listen to people telling you this laptop will not work, or only able to play VR Video content. It is a very capable VR gaming laptop.

Post any questions if you have any!