Anyone ever run into this problem? I have a generic USB hub that's powered. Hooked into a Dell. The Computer refuses to power on until I remove that connection from the system. Very weird. Anyone else ...

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USB hubs enable you to attach multiple devices, such as printers, hard drives and card readers, to a single computer. However, the USB hub only makes the devices available to one computer at a time.