I have a desktop running Win 7/64 and a FTDI KUSB. But when I looked per W4TV's note below, I couldn't find "Power Management." Might you two both be using laptops, so that the problem is limited to battery power?
73, Paul W8TM ***************************** Frank MacDonell wrote: Joe - I think this may have been the problem! Thanks so much to everyone for the great advice! On Monday, February 21, 2011, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote: > > Disable the power saving features on your computer! Specifically, open > Windows Device Manager (in the Control Panel), select Universal Serial > Bus Controllers then open each USB Root Hub and Generic Root Hub entry > you find. In the hub entries, select the "Power Management" tab and > *uncheck* the box that says "Allow the computer to turn off this device > to save power." > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > On 2/21/2011 4:57 PM, Frank MacDonell wrote: > > Help! I have downloaded the most recent version of the K3 utility as well as > the most recent drivers for the KUSB Cable using the FTDI Chipset.(Computer > is Win7/64 and I have confirmed the drivers are correct for the computer and > the cable). > > It works well most of the time. Every once in a while if I am running the > utility, the radio connection will stop and the K3 utility program will > start producing multiple dialogue boxes. The only way to stop is to use Task > Manager to stop the program. Any ideas? Also, KUSB connection will terminate > every now and then with message saying USB not recognized. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
