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Power Surge on USB

  • 18-05-2007 1:26pm
    #1
    ianwalsh2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭


    Hi there, I have a Dell XPS M1210 laptop running windows XP. I recently got a new ipod and have been having no problems until today. Upon trying to connect the usb cable I got a pop up message saying 'Power surge on USB hub, the USB hub has exceeded it's power limit.' Now this happened before once or twice, but I just plugged out the cable and plugged it back into a different USB port with no problems. But today it just won't work on any of the 4 USB ports. The same message comes up as soon as I plug in the ipod. Anybody else got any experience with this? Is there a setting I can change?


Comments

  • #2
    deadl0ck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,196 ✭✭✭deadl0ck


    Have you rebooted the laptop and tried again ?


  • #3
    ianwalsh2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭ianwalsh2


    Yea, I already tried twice. I'll give it another lash.

    Edit: on the third reboot it worked! Third time lucky I suppose.


  • #4
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    ianwalsh2 wrote:
    Yea, I already tried twice. I'll give it another lash.

    Edit: on the third reboot it worked! Third time lucky I suppose.

    Sounds like your iPod it drawing more current then the USB port is actually putting out?

    Read these:
    http://www.digi.com/pdf/prd_usb_usbplusseries_appnote.pdf

    http://www.edn.com/article/CA220400.html

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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