Paul Brook wrote: >> This has happened with a mp3 player and two cell phones (a Motorola >> C650 and a Sony-Ericsson K750i), so it's not a problem with the device. >> What's strange is that the connection is detected by the devices: the >> mp3 player, for example, turns on and displays the usual screen shown >> when it's connected to the computer. I've even tried plugging it without >> the battery and it still turns on. Also, the K750i, when plugged, >> supposedly starts charging (which is the expected behaviour). However, >> even though it appears to be charging, when I left it plugged for a long >> time I noticed it did not appear to have charged anything. >> > > Laptops sometimes only have low-power usb sockets. Both the devices you > mention sound like they may require power over USB. > Try connecting the devices via a self-powered USB hub (ie. one with its own > AC > power supply). > Well, it's a desktop computer. Motherboard is an Asus K8U-X, by the way. And at least the mp3 player is no more than a pendrive with an lcd and a couple buttons ;-) Never though these to be power-hungry devices.
On the other hand, I've just tried and in the same port that at the moment does not see the mp3 player, a simple standard pendrive _is_ seen and recognized. -- If you can't be good, be careful. If you can't be careful, give me a call. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://move.to/hpkb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
