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03-01-2009, 10:37 AM
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We work alone
Location: Cake Town
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Maybe you know.
Yesterday, I put my computer in stand-by mode, forgot about it and disconnected it from the power source to plug the wires into my gf's new computer to install stuff on it. When I turned my computer back on, everything worked fine except I couldn't use any input devices (USB keyboard, PS/2 keyboard, USB mouse, USB tablet). I couldn't get past the log-in screen at boot-up. This morning, nothing worked again, except for the PS/2 keyboard. Once Windows loaded, it installed drivers for the USB components again and everything is working now. Any idea what might have caused that?
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03-01-2009, 04:41 PM
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Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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If it's Windows XP, that's pretty normal. XP is ridden with bugs with standby and hibernation modes.
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03-01-2009, 04:51 PM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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I'd even go to say that USB has interesting issues when not disconnected properly. There's a thread here about those kinds of issues.
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03-01-2009, 05:55 PM
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Psycho
Location: Anchorage, AK
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I had this happen to my laptop on its own. no input devices/cds/usb/keyboard/mouse were all out.
I removed the battery, the cable, and let it sit for about a minute or so and then plugged it back in. was good to go after that. WHY it happened? who knows. |
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03-01-2009, 06:03 PM
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Psycho
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One of the many technological mysteries that I refer to as "computer magic." I mean, I know them pretty well inside and out..but sometimes there's things that can't be explained or replicated after the ol reboot troubleshooting.
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03-01-2009, 06:29 PM
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... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
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03-01-2009, 06:56 PM
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Just here for the beer.
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh
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Used to call that "FM" in the Air Force. As in: "Why is the Radar suddenly working again?" "I don't know. FM."
FM = Fu*kin' Magic. I've had numerous USB issues over the years. Rarely found the reason why as the problems usually fixed themselves pretty quickly. Still much better than Serial and Parallel ports, though!
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03-01-2009, 08:16 PM
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We work alone
Location: Cake Town
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Alright, guess I'm not the only one then.
It gave me a pretty good scare since I need to use the computer this week quite extensively for projects.
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