Dogs are great. MY HTPC that I was setting up in my lounge room (on the floor in front of the TV while i was testing) was using an old logitech wireless KB/mouse duo. Because the signal is so weak on these there is only like a 4 foot range so i had the reciever box run across the floor. Anyway, short story long, the dog chewed through the cord. Now this is no problem to solder back up etc, but what i wanted to know is: What is the MAX length for a cord for a USB powered device (as in power is drawn from the USB port, not a powerpoint like my new one)? If i can lengthen this cord while im at it, it will save me a little bit of hassle. Thanks guys -Matt Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 Athlon 64 3500+ @2450 Dual - Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XL Gecube X800 XT Platinum Seagate 200 Gig Coolermaster Wavemaster Silver

USB specifications limit cable length to 5 meters (a little under 16 feet 5 inches) for full speed devices, and three meters (9 feet, 10 inches) for low speed devices.

google for "max length of usb cable" google is your friend

Considered a wireless KB/Mouse?

3m for USB 1.1 and 5m for USB 2.0 apparently - I just googled it.

Never mind, for those interested the max length of a standard USB 1.1 or 2.0 cable is 5 metres, this can be extended using certain device (like repeaters, powered hubs, USB to CAT5 converters etc) but for my need i think 5 metres will be plenty. One thing i could not find was wether extending the cord to a wireless reciever would interfere with the KB/mouse operation (Timing issues or lag) anyone have experience with this? -Matt Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 Athlon 64 3500+ @2450 Dual - Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XL Gecube X800 XT Platinum Seagate 200 Gig Coolermaster Wavemaster Silver

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