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Neerav Kothari
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 Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even though
all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have pressed reset
several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do? |
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M.I.5¾
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even though
all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have pressed reset
several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do?
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One of the ports on your hub is damaged. To get rid of the error, replace
the hub.
Software writers pride themselves in inventing error messages that don't
actually tell you what is wrong. The one that you have seen is actually a
catch all for several types of failure of the port hardware, including an
actual power surge. |
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Neerav Kothari
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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"One of the ports on your hub is damaged. "
what does that mean? i have 4 usb sockets on board my mobo which are on the
back of the computer chasis and 2 in the front which are connected to the
mobo using wires. how do i know which one is damaghed?
"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even though
all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have pressed reset
several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do?
One of the ports on your hub is damaged. To get rid of the error, replace
the hub.
Software writers pride themselves in inventing error messages that don't
actually tell you what is wrong. The one that you have seen is actually a
catch all for several types of failure of the port hardware, including an
actual power surge.
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M.I.5¾
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even
though all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have
pressed reset several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do?
One of the ports on your hub is damaged. To get rid of the error,
replace the hub.
Software writers pride themselves in inventing error messages that don't
actually tell you what is wrong. The one that you have seen is actually
a catch all for several types of failure of the port hardware, including
an actual power surge.
"One of the ports on your hub is damaged. "
what does that mean? i have 4 usb sockets on board my mobo which are on
the back of the computer chasis and 2 in the front which are connected to
the mobo using wires. how do i know which one is damaghed?
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Please don't top post. It makes the logic of the conversation hard for
others to follow.
When I saw "power surge on hub port", I immediately assumed you had a USB
hub on your USB system, because your post didn't make it clear that you
didn't. Since you apparently don't, it must be one of the root hubs that
has a damaged port (or indeed failed - these things can just happen). To
complicate matters you will have 4 root hubs. The one that has failed is
the one that no longer works (though it is entirely possible that the
failure is such that the port still works if only partially).
Unfortunately, the ports are resolutely part of the motherboard and the only
advice that I can offer you is to either live with it or change the
motherboard.
Having said that, depending on where your PC came from and who made the
motherboard, a few motherboard suppliers will test the board and repair it,
but the cost of such a service (plus the fact that you lose the boad for a
week or so), almost rivals the cost of a new board. |
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w_tom
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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The surge message is clear and is only about a current surge. When
a USB device attempts to consume too much power, then USB hub hardware
detects that excessive current (not voltage surge), cuts off power,
and announces the failure. If absolutely sure that no USB port is in
use, then USB port hardware may be declaring a failure that does not
exist. Perchance is something intermittently conducting inside a USB
socket? Or has some metallic sliver gotten underneath a cable
connector?
Add damage from static electricity to the list of suspects. Also
possible is defective power supply subsystem. Yes, a computer can
still boot and work just fine with that subsystem defective.
If your computer comes from a more responsible manufacturer, then
comprehensive hardware diagnostics exist - and for free. What do
diagnostics report for the USB hub?
On Dec 19, 10:27 pm, "Neerav Kothari" <x...@pqr.com> wrote:
| Quote: | "One of the ports on your hub is damaged. "
what does that mean? i have 4 usb sockets on board my mobo which are on the
back of the computer chasis and 2 in the front which are connected to the
mobo using wires. how do i know which one is damaghed? |
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Lance
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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Neerav Kothari wrote the following on 12/18/2007 20:58:
| Quote: | i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even though
all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have pressed reset
several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do?
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I was getting the same problem a year, maybe two years back on my Intel
D875 motherboard. All my ports and USB equipment (just a mouse &
keyboard) appeared to be working normally so it was a big mystery to me.
After updating drivers and testing all USB ports with my flash drive I
was still getting the error so I told Windows to stop bothering me with
USB errors by using the Device Manager, a bit of a risk since it turns
off all errors messages but it was driving me crazy:
- Click Start then Run
- Type devmgmt.msc in the Run box, hit OK
- Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers
- Right click on any Universal Host Controller, select Properties
- click on Advanced tab, check the box "Don't tell me about USB errors"
- Repeat for all Universal Host Controllers
Couple months later I went back and unchecked those boxes but the USB
errors did not come back. Heck, I don't know if I did something or some
driver got updated in those couple months. All my USB ports and
equipment are still working fine.
Lance
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Neerav Kothari
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Power Surge On Hub Port... hwta to do? |
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"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Neerav Kothari" <xyz@pqr.com> wrote in message
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i'm getting this message "power surge on hub port" constantly even
though all my usb ports are free (ie. no device connected). i have
pressed reset several times but it keeps on popping up. what to do?
One of the ports on your hub is damaged. To get rid of the error,
replace the hub.
Software writers pride themselves in inventing error messages that don't
actually tell you what is wrong. The one that you have seen is actually
a catch all for several types of failure of the port hardware, including
an actual power surge.
"One of the ports on your hub is damaged. "
what does that mean? i have 4 usb sockets on board my mobo which are on
the back of the computer chasis and 2 in the front which are connected to
the mobo using wires. how do i know which one is damaghed?
Please don't top post. It makes the logic of the conversation hard for
others to follow.
When I saw "power surge on hub port", I immediately assumed you had a USB
hub on your USB system, because your post didn't make it clear that you
didn't. Since you apparently don't, it must be one of the root hubs that
has a damaged port (or indeed failed - these things can just happen). To
complicate matters you will have 4 root hubs. The one that has failed is
the one that no longer works (though it is entirely possible that the
failure is such that the port still works if only partially).
Unfortunately, the ports are resolutely part of the motherboard and the
only advice that I can offer you is to either live with it or change the
motherboard.
Having said that, depending on where your PC came from and who made the
motherboard, a few motherboard suppliers will test the board and repair
it, but the cost of such a service (plus the fact that you lose the boad
for a week or so), almost rivals the cost of a new board.
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wait a minute... what is the difference between a usb port, hub and system! |
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