Freddy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I've got a mouse and a keyboard that never disappear on one USB hub... then I've got a electric ice T trackball on a hub that disappears randomly every hour or so... comes back on reboot then I have two U360 joysticks on same hub that seems solid then i have two Spintraks on a different hub that each disappear randomly every few hours....come back on reboot on that hub, I have an ipac ultimate i/o for buttons and leds that seems solid anyone have any idea why these usb devices might act this way? Is this normal for these devices? Freddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 It could be Windows it turning it off to save power. Go into your Device Manager and check your USB devices, right click > properties. Then go to the Power Management tab of that device and see the All the computer to turn this device to save power box is checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 If you have windows 10 hit ctl+s and type in Device Manager find your USB hubs and go into the properties if there is a power option make sure to set it so Windows can't turn the device off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 all the hubs were set so the computer couldn't turn them off...I assume this is correct? under "human interface devices", i found three "USB input devices" that were checked to allow computer to turn them off. I unchecked them....you guys think these were the trackball and the spinners?....that would be awesome...boy, would I feel silly if this was the problem !! Also, if it matters, these three had the option to wake the computer unchecked...is this correct? also, under the mice devices, i have everything set to allow waking the computer and to not allow computer to turn them off....is this ok? thanks for the advice....I'm rebooting to see if this fixes it....fingers crossed Freddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Your issue is a more general Windows issue so it's the first obvious place to look. Hopefully it solves the issue, if it doesn't then you may have to look into the specific devices themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Everything still working this morning. You guys are great thanks! Freddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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