Laptop's USB port getting squirrelly
I have a Dell laptop that is 4 years old. The USB ports have always responded quickly in the past, but for the past month, it has taken up to 3 or 4 minutes to recognize a USB drive. I thought, at fir...
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Jim@HiTek wrote:
The OTHER, more likely reason, is that the Laptop hasn't been thoroughly cleaned in quite a while and it's choked with dust. This causes heat to build up and many custom chips have auto shutdown due to overheating. The USB management chip could be one of them that's overheating, sending a 'paused' signal to the CPU.
So open the case and clean out all the dust, pay particular attention to the heat sinks and fan.
Leaving the first thing in the morning for a weekend camping trip. I will open the case Sunday evening or Monday. (Who loves Mondays? RETIRED PEOPLE!)
