No, the PC itself is not a Dell. It's the one that googerhead built for me a couple of years ago. :)
--- In [email protected], "Troubles2" <ifin...@...> wrote: > > I haven't read the posts , but I will bet that it is a Dell as they have a > shortage of power on usb. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donk" <d.knier...@...> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] curious problem > > > Sounds like there's a short somewhere in your PC (I'm assuming the > problem USB ports are on your PC and not the monitor?). Just touching > the outside of a USB port shouldn't cause anything to happen. > Are you sure your power supply is of sufficient wattage to drive all the > devices you have on your PC? Do you have a lot of USB devices plugged > in? It might be that your Power Supply Unit is being overloaded and > going into powersave mode avoid overheating. > Some things you could also look at: > Check out the Windows power settings - in Control Panel under Power > Options - for any obviously problematic settings. > Also, enter you BIOS setup utility and find the power management options > (usually called ACPI or APM). It's usually best to disable all the BIOS > power management settings and let Windows handle them. Otherwise > sometimes there are conflicts that cause odd power problems. > > Good luck, > Donk > > > pekoe4849 wrote: > > Hello, Happy New Year to everyone. > > > > Here's my problem. Say I'm going to plug my camera's USB cord into my > > PC. When I touch the cable to the port—not even plugged in yet, just > > touched it to the metal—suddenly the monitor gets a black screen and a > > message says it's going into Powersave mode. Then it cannot be > > revived. I have to hold the power button in to shut down and then > > restart. > > > > Also, one time only, it went into Powersave mode on it's own (no USB) > > and could not be revived. > > > > I don't know if it has any bearing on the problem, but I have a new > > Dell S199WFP flat panel monitor that I got in early December. I think > > I've only tried to use the USB ports a couple, maybe three times since > > then. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > TIA, > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly bi...@... Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
