USB Probs

[andy06shake]

Can anyone help, i turned on my rig this morning and was prompted right after the bios posted USB Over Current Detected. Then the system turned off. Tried again same result. I unpluged my USB 360 controler and unpluged the double USB conector attatched to my mainboard and the system boots/runs fine. Why is this happening now? Is my PSU about to die?

 

[Tmagic650]

Yes it could be a power problem...

 

[HaMsTeYr]

I would say so too, though a first step for me would be to test it out using multiple usb devices plugged in to see if it applies for all or just one specific usb device o.o

 

[andy06shake]

The Problem seems to have arisen after i purchased a 1TB Lacie external harddrive, however the drive connects to the mains via a power(12v) lead and only uses the usb cable for data transfer. Anybody else have any thoughts on why im experiencing USB Over Current? The only other USB devices i have connected are a wireless Microsoft Keyboard and mouse. My specs E8500 3.17Ghz, ASUS P5N32-E SLI, ASUS EN9600GT, 4Gb DDR2 677MHz, 570W Trust Pro PSU.

 

[HaMsTeYr]

Nop, i use extrenal hard drives of that sort all over the place, and i've never experienced such problems...

might be a secluded case.

 

[andy06shake]

Whats a secluded case?

 

[HaMsTeYr]

Just a rare case thats all... As far as i know i've never heard of USB's getting fried that way.