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| Thread ID: 136912 | 2014-04-29 05:32:00 | usb power issues? | Mike (15) | Press F1 |
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| 1373760 | 2014-04-30 00:16:00 | Power supply is 550W I think (might be 500), and all I have in the machine is 3x HDD, 1x DVD (hardly used), 1x budget video card, plus the keyboard and mouse. PSU should be sufficient I think? Watts mean nothing. You can get el-cheapo 800 Watt "Rated" PSUs that are only really good for 250 watts or so. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1373761 | 2014-04-30 05:15:00 | Found a site with some pretty comprehensive advice about resetting USB cache etc www.sevenforums.com from work now, so giving this a try... Cheers, Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1373762 | 2014-05-04 22:41:00 | I have tried the advice on the sevenforums link, the issue still occurs... Can anyone recommend some kind of "Live CD" I can download and test with? Cheers, Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1373763 | 2014-05-04 23:10:00 | www.linuxmint.com www.ubuntu.com both are iso 's of the full installer and can be used as a full featured Live CD, I prefer MINT myself as it's more similar to windows and therefore easier to get around for a new Linux user. puppylinux.org Is a smaller download and a bit more basic but is a pretty good one also but I've found it to have less hardware support than the other two |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1373764 | 2014-05-04 23:23:00 | Looks like it can also mean the USB drivers if you installed any arent compatible with windows. Youre not using Kaspersky AV or internet security, are you?? It looks like this can cause this prob. This adds an entry to the upperfilters entry in the registry. So if you've installed anything thats mucked around or changed this entry, this maybe the cause too |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1373765 | 2014-05-05 04:42:00 | I have tried the advice on the sevenforums link, the issue still occurs... Can anyone recommend some kind of "Live CD" I can download and test with? Cheers, Mike. Another thought to help you divide and conquer, if the BIOS supports the mouse, boot into that (F1, DEL etc) and try flicking through the screens in the BIOS with the mouse, or simply use the mouse while in the BIOS screen. This will completely bypass the Software, and if you still get it locking up, disconnecting etc then it's Hardware 100% - Mobo etc. Talking about the Mobo, might also be worth checking BIOS/Firmware level. If there is a newer version, update it, not only will this increase compatibility with certain hardware but the simple act of refreshing the BIOS may resolve bizarre issues. You mention you have three x HDD, disconnect all but the boot drive, lower the RAM down to the minimum you can boot with, disconnect Optical drive/s, and remove any PCI or other expansion cards not needed for a minimal boot, disconnect Printer and so on. Your aim is to bare the system down to the absolute minimum hardware to get a reliable and testable boot. If your system then comes stable, reintroduce removed items ONE at a time, and use for a good hour or two to be confident it's ok. Hopefully if you have a dodgy device it will be obvious; ie the minute you add it stability will suffer. You ask about a live CD, maybe look at Hirens (www.hiren.info), this will give you a 'mini' version of Windows you can boot from. Hope this helps Steve |
cookee (2739) | ||
| 1373766 | 2014-05-06 05:26:00 | Downloading "Linux Mint Cinnamon 64bit" now... whatever that means :P Been a long time since I used Linux :) Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1373767 | 2014-05-26 06:25:00 | well thanks all for your help and suggestions... I tried another mouse (third one) and haven't had any issues since, so now I'm thinking that both the mice I have here were screwed (one is for sure now that I've actually tested it out)... stupid but what a cheap result :D Cheers all Mike. |
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