The maximum length of a USB cable can limit a peripheral's use Credit: Photo: ALAMY I have a PC using XP and a Samsung laser colour printer, connected by a 3-metre length of High-Speed USB 2.0 ...

You'd have to give us an exact listing of all the equipment at both ends of the USB chain, including the exact make/model of computer and/or motherboard, the devices at the other end, and all the ...