USB Powered Speakers

[Fbsd1]

Antonio Olivares wrote:
> On 4/8/10, Programmer In Training <pit at joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> wrote:
>> I have acquired a pair of Compaq USB /powered/ speakers. On my parents
>> XP machine they don't seem to cause any problems, but when I hook it up
>> to listen on my FreeBSD box I have absolutely nothing but problems with
>> the speakers (even when turned off but still plugged in) interrupting
>> the normal operation of my keyboard (basically it seems that power is
>> cut to my keyboard at random). I have a beefy power supply (650W) so I
>> really shouldn't be having any power distribution issues.
>>
>> I've tried the speakers in both the on-board USB ports and the USB
>> expansion card (PCI) with the same results.
>>
>> Any ideas?

You really need to explain in detail the problem.
Without these new speakers plugged in does wall powered speakers work?