New Wired Keyboard USB 2.0 underpowered.

I recently bought one of Apples alluminum wired keyboards, i dont have any troubles with it at all other than the usb 2.0 ports on the side. I attempted to plug my USB key into the port and an error message came up saying that the port is underpowered and that i should plug in my usb key to a power sorce, though it cleary has no wa of doing so. I tried the other side of the keyboard and recived the same error messge, any ideas? I do have a bunch of things plugged into my computer though hardley any of them were in use and all are self powered.

I am at work right now where I am working on a dual 2GHz PowerPC G5, connected to a 20" apple cinema display. I have my plastic (white) apple USB keyborad connected through the displays powered USB ports, when I try to connect my flash drive to the keyboards ports it gives me the low voltage warning. However if I plug the same flash drive into the back of the display it works flawlessly. FOr this reason I would assume that your keyboard, just doesnt carry eough juice to power the flash drive, a solution to this would be to purchase yourself a self powered usb 2.0 hub and connect this to the keyboards usb port, or to the computer itself.

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