usb is not plug-n-play

[swimfast]

I don't know if i accidently turned off a windows or bios option, but my usb ports arn't plug n play. If I reboot it detects the hardware. Anyone have a solution?

 

[John]

USB is plug & play. What OS are you running?

 

[swimfast]

sorry... i'm running windows xp.

Is there any way that I could have disabled the plug n play feature? It works if I reboot the computer...

thanks.

 

[bacillus]

are you sure xp isn't turning off the usb port to save power?
have a look in device manager usb controllers>usb root hub>properties>power management & uncheck the box!

 

[Sid59]

also check that the services are running.

 

[Wolfsraider]

Originally posted by: bacillus
are you sure xp isn't turning off the usb port to save power?
have a look in device manager usb controllers>usb root hub>properties>power management & uncheck the box!

nice tip bacillus... thanks


mike

 

[swimfast]

thanks for the tip...i'm remote desktopping now...and low and behold the hub was supposed to turn off. When I get home i'll try plugging the printer back in. Thanks again.

 

[BFG10K]

What chipset do you have? I've heard that certain VIA boards have issues with USB at times.

Make sure you have the latest BIOS and chipset drivers for your system.