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| 170122 | 2003-08-24 06:28:00 | I have a conflict between my cable modem and my printer, MD player and digital camera. All use USB ports but since the installation of the cable modem the 3 peripherals wont work. If I power down the modem and unplug it from the usb port then all 3 devices function fine. The printer can be a hassle but then it never migrated to XP all that well. It would appear to be a software problem but where do I begin to look? I am running XP, 256 RAM. 500 MHz processor |
KiwiWolf (1443) | ||
| 170123 | 2003-08-24 06:35:00 | Models of all connected devices? USB can be pretty fickle at times, and USB modems are notoriously bad. If the modem is injecting extra voltage into the system it can cause it to fail, as can devices which draw too much current from the USB system. This is probably the most likely problem. Different motherboards also have different levels of success with USB. Often swapping around where each device is connected can have an effect if you find a stable configuration. |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 170124 | 2003-08-24 06:56:00 | I understand if the usb modem is connected to a usb hup(has own power supply) will sort out usb modem probs. | mark.p (383) | ||
| 170125 | 2003-08-24 07:11:00 | > I understand if the usb modem is connected to a usb > hup(has own power supply) will sort out usb modem > probs. Correct - this is often the case |
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