There are some PC's and laptops that allow you to keep power to the USB ports even when the computer is powered off. I saw this feature advertised on a Lenovo laptop recently.
-- Christopher [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Alex Hall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:50 PM To: Dulce Muccio Weisenborn Cc: BookSense Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] USB Charging of the Booksense This is correct. Without the computer being on, no power is being sent through the power supply unit (PSU) into any USB ports. I believe that even putting the computer to sleep will cut off USB power, but cannot confirm this at the moment. On 8/24/10, Dulce Muccio Weisenborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Am I correct in assuming that the computer has to be on, not just plugged > in, in order to charge the Booksense through the USB port? If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
