I'm baaaaack!

Well… That was fun.

What are the odds that I would fry my keyboard after six years, and then test the computer with a defective one?
If I had only tested a third keyboard, I would not have saved myself a lot of trouble. The third "new" aluminum keyboard that I borrowed from my job, works perfectly.

Tomorrow I buy a new keyboard.

Mark, the guy I talked to at the Apple Help Line (or whatever), was really helpful. Everything he suggested, I had already done. Made me feel smart.
He was great, and I wish I could thank him for a great job.

Thank you, everybody, for the help.
I learned more thru MC, MM, MT, AC than I have on my own.
Ya know, I actually cleaned out the fuzz bunnies from inside my computer. I couldn't have done it without you.



Time to get back to bad jokes and witty witticisms.

Glad it is sorted out. Hmmmm, two bad kbs, eh? What a coinkydink! Well, everything you did probably helped more than it hurt.

I am convinced all my periphial problems are being caused by my "top of the line, Staples 7 port USB hub".
External hard drives disconnecting at will, Wacom tablet goes dead, and yes, even the new keyboard dies.
This thing is the cheapest piece of plastic #%$$@#!%@$##! I've ever bought, but I figured after all these years, any USB hub should be able to do it's job.
I guess I was wrong.

Any advice for a reliable model?

Maybe Belkin?

Is it self powered or powered from the internal bus?

Self powered.
I've had enough of this cheap crap.
At this point, I'm willing to pay more for a device that will work right the first time, and last 3-5 years.
Is that so much to ask?

I can't be the first person to ask for a reliable USB hub.

(Goes to check Google).

USB PCI card(s). Most any generic USB card works, especially with 10.5.8.

I bought 2 of these a few months back.

Nope, but they don't exist. What works fine on one configuration won't on another.

Exactly what I would prefer.
I should have slots to spare, considering I've never added one on the ol' G5.
Thanks for the direction.

But one whole dollar? Really? In this economy?

I know, there's those exorbitant shipping costs too.

They come from Hong Kong so it does take about 10-14 days BTW.

OK!
I have been thinking about adding one to my tower.. for a buck you can't go wrong......

Crap.. that won't work on my Mac Pro quad last gen...... I'll look around some more...