Registered: Mar 2002
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USB Power Option in Win98

Anyone have more details on this as described in this section? I am having intermittent sync problems. I checked out the properties tabs for USB drivers in Win98 and found no option to keep Windows from axing power to the USB port

Help!

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: St Petersburg Fla
Posts: 224

There is always a cable power and ground for USB devices. There is no software control to turn the power off.

Windows 98 USB drivers only detect when devices are plugged and unplugged.

Too many devices may strain the power, but the drivers are supposed to put up a warning. This can happen when laptops are running on battery power.

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

I think what he is looking for is the OS Power Management for USB Devices.

In XP, you can go into Device Manager and then Right Click on each USB Root Hub. Choose Properties | Power Management and toggle the following:

Allow the Computer to turn off this device to save power.

I seem to recall this being necessary for some people in order to get certain USB devices to work properly.

I also seem to recall WIN98SE had the exact same option. Try following the instructions above and see if that gets you there.

Keep in mind, it is not the device configuration that has it, but the USB Root Hub.

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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: St Petersburg Fla
Posts: 224

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Originally posted by GSR13

I also seem to recall WIN98SE had the exact same option. Try following the instructions above and see if that gets you there.

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