[x547391]

I've done a bit of searching on this, and haven't really found anything useful. So here goes.

I have a PC at home and one at work. When there are certain USB devices, most notably USB flash drives, the systems will hang until these devices are removed. There are, I believe, several servers that have the same issue with a USB hard drive enclosure. Once the devices are removed the system boots fine, once the OS is loaded the devices work like charm.

I thought it was limited to storage devices but this doesn't seem to be the case. I had the same problem with an old Philips webcam.

Any insite as to what is happening here would be much appreciated.

-x5

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It sounds like the power supplies can't handle the extra load.

[bdlt]

It sounds like the power supplies can't handle the extra load.

[x547391]

550 watt power supplies? I think they should more than handle a little jump drive. I will try to look into that though. Thanks

[bdlt]

Sorry, my incite is limited here. A 550 W power supply should be more than adequate. Perhaps a USB/webcam member out there can help.

[Doby]

Hi,

Are these two pc's the same brand and model? If they are I would look for a bios update that resolves this issue.

Maybe they are different brands but use the same bios, please list some specs or brand and model name & number.

Are they running the same OS and have all current MS updates?

Rick

[x547391]

Two different boards... FCI VA403+ with a VIA chipset, and an ASUS P4P800S-X with an Intel chipset. The hanging happens before the OS begins to load. As soon as I pull the offending USB device the system begins to work as it normally does. Oh, I also have an HP laptop that does the same thing with a USB card reader... I don't even seem to need a card in the reader.