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Richard Fish wrote: |
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> On 6/22/06, ÕÅí|Îä <zhangweiwu@××××××.com> wrote: |
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>> The two USB slots provided by the USB card are both OHCI (some USB 1.x |
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>> stuff, not USB 2.0). So far it seems one single printer uses up all the |
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>> USB bandwidth (sometimes printer stop there several seconds wait for |
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>> signal). |
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> Are you *sure* this is due to USB bandwidth? Many printers have to do |
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> internal processing of the document before they start printing, and |
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> depending upon the complexity of the document, I've seen printers take |
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> several seconds to several minutes to print each page. Simple text |
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> documents are usually fast, but complex graphics can take a long time. |
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> You might be better off upgrading to a single workgroup-class |
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> network-enabled printer. |
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> -Richard |
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I too have noticed mine being really slow when doing pictures or some |
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complex graphics. Many people think printers are dumb but they still do |
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a lot of processing. If the printer is old, you may want to see if you |
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can upgrade the memory in it or just get you a newer printer. I have |
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seen increasing the memory help a lot but it still depends on what you |
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are doing and the speed of the processor. |
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Is there a tool to monitor the use of USB ports? Maybe then he can see |
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if it is the printer or the network. Maybe he already has done this and |
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I missed it. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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