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USB device shuts down PC
Hi,
I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. |
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USB device shuts down PC
Neil, have you done a check on your Power Supply voltage values??
Don't know the age of your computer but Everest Software and Motherboard Monitor gave a fairly accurate read out of your PSU voltages. "Neil" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. |
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USB device shuts down PC
Neil, have you done a check on your Power Supply voltage values??
Don't know the age of your computer but Everest Software and Motherboard Monitor gave a fairly accurate read out of your PSU voltages. "Neil" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. |
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USB device shuts down PC
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says... Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? If you mean, just powers down, no warning, no sign of it doing a proper shutdown, then you have a Power Supply problem. You don't mention your computer vendor/model, PSU size, number of components running off the power supply... Go buy a quality 600W PSU and you should, based on the limited info you've provided, be fine. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) |
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USB device shuts down PC
Neil wrote:
Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. Modern computers sometimes choose to power the motherboard USB connectors from +5VSB. If you read the label on the side of the supply, the 5VSB output is rated for about 2 amps. That is only enough current, to power four USB devices loading to the max of 500mA each. (And there are other loads in the design, on the +5VSB rail, so the 2 amps cannot be used entirely for USB.) The PCI USB card, could power its ports from the regular +5V port. If so, its ports may behave differently. You may get some idea, which rail is used for the ports, if a USB device with a LED on it, continues to operate the LED when the computer is in sleep state. (A USB LED reading lamp is another device you could use to check it.) If +5VSB is momentarily overloaded, that can be enough to cause the PS_ON# control signal to be deasserted, which in turn causes the power supply to go off. A second reason for +5VSB to glitch, is if the proper precautions are not observed in the design. Intel recommends that a bulk capacitor be placed near the USB port. The purpose of that capacitor, is to provide current, to compensate for the "inrush" current that flows into a USB device freshly plugged in. The USB device itself, should not use gobs of its own bulk capacitance, as that makes inrush at its input terminals, worse. In situations where the power supply is otherwise healthy, and yet there is still a problem when a USB device is plugged in, it could be a transient problem caused by inrush at the device, or insufficient bulk capacitance at the connector. There are limits as to how much bulk capacitance can be used in any design, because the ATX power supply likely has a "stability limit" with respect to total capacitance on the output. I mention that, because there are people out there who'll reach for the biggest capacitor they've got, and slap it into their PC. The following table is from a formfactors.org standard for ATX. "3.2.8. Capacitive Load The power supply should be able to power up and operate normally with the following capacitances simultaneously present on the DC outputs. This capacitive loading should be used to check stability and should not be included for noise testing. Table 12. Output Capacitive Loads Output Capacitive load (µF) +12 V1DC 5,000 +12 V2DC 3,000 +5 VDC 6,000 +3.3 VDC 6,000 -12 VDC 350 +5 VSB 350 I suspect some motherboards probably use more than the limit, for things like the +5VSB. But the above numbers would be used for guidance, so someone doesn't slap 100,000 uF on one of the outputs. So, the problem could be 1) Bad power supply - +5VSB is weak and dropping out, causing PS_ON# to indicate shutdown. 2) Excessive total +5VSB loading from a DC load perspective. 3) A transient problem caused by a particular USB device. A different device might not show the same characteristics. A bad motherboard design, on the other hand, might do it consistently for just about anything plugged in. 4) A miswired USB port, something getting shorted to ground. Typically, miswired ports are on the front of the computer, while the rear ports will always be correct (as they're routed via copper tracks in the motherboard PCB). HTH, Paul |
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USB device shuts down PC
Neil wrote:
Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. Modern computers sometimes choose to power the motherboard USB connectors from +5VSB. If you read the label on the side of the supply, the 5VSB output is rated for about 2 amps. That is only enough current, to power four USB devices loading to the max of 500mA each. (And there are other loads in the design, on the +5VSB rail, so the 2 amps cannot be used entirely for USB.) The PCI USB card, could power its ports from the regular +5V port. If so, its ports may behave differently. You may get some idea, which rail is used for the ports, if a USB device with a LED on it, continues to operate the LED when the computer is in sleep state. (A USB LED reading lamp is another device you could use to check it.) If +5VSB is momentarily overloaded, that can be enough to cause the PS_ON# control signal to be deasserted, which in turn causes the power supply to go off. A second reason for +5VSB to glitch, is if the proper precautions are not observed in the design. Intel recommends that a bulk capacitor be placed near the USB port. The purpose of that capacitor, is to provide current, to compensate for the "inrush" current that flows into a USB device freshly plugged in. The USB device itself, should not use gobs of its own bulk capacitance, as that makes inrush at its input terminals, worse. In situations where the power supply is otherwise healthy, and yet there is still a problem when a USB device is plugged in, it could be a transient problem caused by inrush at the device, or insufficient bulk capacitance at the connector. There are limits as to how much bulk capacitance can be used in any design, because the ATX power supply likely has a "stability limit" with respect to total capacitance on the output. I mention that, because there are people out there who'll reach for the biggest capacitor they've got, and slap it into their PC. The following table is from a formfactors.org standard for ATX. "3.2.8. Capacitive Load The power supply should be able to power up and operate normally with the following capacitances simultaneously present on the DC outputs. This capacitive loading should be used to check stability and should not be included for noise testing. Table 12. Output Capacitive Loads Output Capacitive load (µF) +12 V1DC 5,000 +12 V2DC 3,000 +5 VDC 6,000 +3.3 VDC 6,000 -12 VDC 350 +5 VSB 350 I suspect some motherboards probably use more than the limit, for things like the +5VSB. But the above numbers would be used for guidance, so someone doesn't slap 100,000 uF on one of the outputs. So, the problem could be 1) Bad power supply - +5VSB is weak and dropping out, causing PS_ON# to indicate shutdown. 2) Excessive total +5VSB loading from a DC load perspective. 3) A transient problem caused by a particular USB device. A different device might not show the same characteristics. A bad motherboard design, on the other hand, might do it consistently for just about anything plugged in. 4) A miswired USB port, something getting shorted to ground. Typically, miswired ports are on the front of the computer, while the rear ports will always be correct (as they're routed via copper tracks in the motherboard PCB). HTH, Paul |
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USB device shuts down PC
"Paul" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. Modern computers sometimes choose to power the motherboard USB connectors from +5VSB. If you read the label on the side of the supply, the 5VSB output is rated for about 2 amps. That is only enough current, to power four USB devices loading to the max of 500mA each. (And there are other loads in the design, on the +5VSB rail, so the 2 amps cannot be used entirely for USB.) The PCI USB card, could power its ports from the regular +5V port. If so, its ports may behave differently. You may get some idea, which rail is used for the ports, if a USB device with a LED on it, continues to operate the LED when the computer is in sleep state. (A USB LED reading lamp is another device you could use to check it.) If +5VSB is momentarily overloaded, that can be enough to cause the PS_ON# control signal to be deasserted, which in turn causes the power supply to go off. A second reason for +5VSB to glitch, is if the proper precautions are not observed in the design. Intel recommends that a bulk capacitor be placed near the USB port. The purpose of that capacitor, is to provide current, to compensate for the "inrush" current that flows into a USB device freshly plugged in. The USB device itself, should not use gobs of its own bulk capacitance, as that makes inrush at its input terminals, worse. In situations where the power supply is otherwise healthy, and yet there is still a problem when a USB device is plugged in, it could be a transient problem caused by inrush at the device, or insufficient bulk capacitance at the connector. There are limits as to how much bulk capacitance can be used in any design, because the ATX power supply likely has a "stability limit" with respect to total capacitance on the output. I mention that, because there are people out there who'll reach for the biggest capacitor they've got, and slap it into their PC. The following table is from a formfactors.org standard for ATX. "3.2.8. Capacitive Load The power supply should be able to power up and operate normally with the following capacitances simultaneously present on the DC outputs. This capacitive loading should be used to check stability and should not be included for noise testing. Table 12. Output Capacitive Loads Output Capacitive load (µF) +12 V1DC 5,000 +12 V2DC 3,000 +5 VDC 6,000 +3.3 VDC 6,000 -12 VDC 350 +5 VSB 350 I suspect some motherboards probably use more than the limit, for things like the +5VSB. But the above numbers would be used for guidance, so someone doesn't slap 100,000 uF on one of the outputs. So, the problem could be 1) Bad power supply - +5VSB is weak and dropping out, causing PS_ON# to indicate shutdown. 2) Excessive total +5VSB loading from a DC load perspective. 3) A transient problem caused by a particular USB device. A different device might not show the same characteristics. A bad motherboard design, on the other hand, might do it consistently for just about anything plugged in. 4) A miswired USB port, something getting shorted to ground. Typically, miswired ports are on the front of the computer, while the rear ports will always be correct (as they're routed via copper tracks in the motherboard PCB). HTH, Paul Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. One other thing could be static, and the length of the extension cable dissipates the discharge. The problem with that is that is unlikey a static discharge would occur every time a USB device is inserted into the PC. The fact that the instant shutdown also occurs when a device is plugged into the PCI USB card eliminates the cause being in the motherboard USB controller. |
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"Paul" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Hi, I have a PC running Windows XP home. I have both front & rear USB ports. If I plug a printer into any of the USB ports, the PC shuts down with out warning. If I plug a USB memory stick into any of the ports, the same thing happens. I have a USB extension lead, if I plug the extension lead into any USB port and then plug the memory stick into the extension it works OK. I have recently installed a PCI USB card, the computer still shuts down when devices are plugged in. Any suggestions? Thank you. Modern computers sometimes choose to power the motherboard USB connectors from +5VSB. If you read the label on the side of the supply, the 5VSB output is rated for about 2 amps. That is only enough current, to power four USB devices loading to the max of 500mA each. (And there are other loads in the design, on the +5VSB rail, so the 2 amps cannot be used entirely for USB.) The PCI USB card, could power its ports from the regular +5V port. If so, its ports may behave differently. You may get some idea, which rail is used for the ports, if a USB device with a LED on it, continues to operate the LED when the computer is in sleep state. (A USB LED reading lamp is another device you could use to check it.) If +5VSB is momentarily overloaded, that can be enough to cause the PS_ON# control signal to be deasserted, which in turn causes the power supply to go off. A second reason for +5VSB to glitch, is if the proper precautions are not observed in the design. Intel recommends that a bulk capacitor be placed near the USB port. The purpose of that capacitor, is to provide current, to compensate for the "inrush" current that flows into a USB device freshly plugged in. The USB device itself, should not use gobs of its own bulk capacitance, as that makes inrush at its input terminals, worse. In situations where the power supply is otherwise healthy, and yet there is still a problem when a USB device is plugged in, it could be a transient problem caused by inrush at the device, or insufficient bulk capacitance at the connector. There are limits as to how much bulk capacitance can be used in any design, because the ATX power supply likely has a "stability limit" with respect to total capacitance on the output. I mention that, because there are people out there who'll reach for the biggest capacitor they've got, and slap it into their PC. The following table is from a formfactors.org standard for ATX. "3.2.8. Capacitive Load The power supply should be able to power up and operate normally with the following capacitances simultaneously present on the DC outputs. This capacitive loading should be used to check stability and should not be included for noise testing. Table 12. Output Capacitive Loads Output Capacitive load (µF) +12 V1DC 5,000 +12 V2DC 3,000 +5 VDC 6,000 +3.3 VDC 6,000 -12 VDC 350 +5 VSB 350 I suspect some motherboards probably use more than the limit, for things like the +5VSB. But the above numbers would be used for guidance, so someone doesn't slap 100,000 uF on one of the outputs. So, the problem could be 1) Bad power supply - +5VSB is weak and dropping out, causing PS_ON# to indicate shutdown. 2) Excessive total +5VSB loading from a DC load perspective. 3) A transient problem caused by a particular USB device. A different device might not show the same characteristics. A bad motherboard design, on the other hand, might do it consistently for just about anything plugged in. 4) A miswired USB port, something getting shorted to ground. Typically, miswired ports are on the front of the computer, while the rear ports will always be correct (as they're routed via copper tracks in the motherboard PCB). HTH, Paul Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. One other thing could be static, and the length of the extension cable dissipates the discharge. The problem with that is that is unlikey a static discharge would occur every time a USB device is inserted into the PC. The fact that the instant shutdown also occurs when a device is plugged into the PCI USB card eliminates the cause being in the motherboard USB controller. |
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says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) |
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USB device shuts down PC
In article ,
says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) |
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"Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs with the PCI USB card, which is is a separate system from the motherboard USB controller. Also, a printer only puts a 10 or 15ma load on a USB hub, and it would probably have 6 foot cable. It would be interesting to see what happens when the USB extension is plugged in with a USB device already attached. If it happens then, I'm again thinking of a static discharge as the cause. |
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"Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs with the PCI USB card, which is is a separate system from the motherboard USB controller. Also, a printer only puts a 10 or 15ma load on a USB hub, and it would probably have 6 foot cable. It would be interesting to see what happens when the USB extension is plugged in with a USB device already attached. If it happens then, I'm again thinking of a static discharge as the cause. |
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Ian D wrote:
"Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs with the PCI USB card, which is is a separate system from the motherboard USB controller. Also, a printer only puts a 10 or 15ma load on a USB hub, and it would probably have 6 foot cable. It would be interesting to see what happens when the USB extension is plugged in with a USB device already attached. If it happens then, I'm again thinking of a static discharge as the cause. I wonder if the machine is OK, if the printer is plugged in, before the computer is booted. Does the computer run forever in that way ? That would suggest more of a transient problem, if the computer isn't bothered by a steadily present printer. Paul |
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Ian D wrote:
"Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... Nice explanation of the +5VSB, but it doesn't address the OP's symptoms. Here's my interpretation of what he said. - Plug any USB device, including self powered devices, (printer), into any USB port and the PC shuts down immediately. - Plug a USB device into a USB extension cable connected to any USB port on the PC and it works normally. - Plug a USB device into a PCI USB card and the PC shuts down immediately. I was thinking of a software/driver issue, but the fact that it works with a USB extension cable negates that. The length of the extension cable could also indicate that it's added resistance is decreasing the load. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" (remove 999 for proper email address) I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs with the PCI USB card, which is is a separate system from the motherboard USB controller. Also, a printer only puts a 10 or 15ma load on a USB hub, and it would probably have 6 foot cable. It would be interesting to see what happens when the USB extension is plugged in with a USB device already attached. If it happens then, I'm again thinking of a static discharge as the cause. I wonder if the machine is OK, if the printer is plugged in, before the computer is booted. Does the computer run forever in that way ? That would suggest more of a transient problem, if the computer isn't bothered by a steadily present printer. Paul |
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