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Re: Unreliable Midi
This is GREAT advice! If only I had known. . .
MIchael
On Mar 8, 2012, at 8:14 AM, D. Webb wrote:
> Here's my bit on Windows, XP vs Vista vs Win7, and USB stuff:
>
> I use XP. I have never used Vista, but people I know who have say
> they've had nothing but trouble. I have not yet used Win7 but hear good
> reports about it. Well, better, anyway.
>
> kay'lon noted a problem with USB ports shutting down "after a time."
> This is a known issue with XP and appears to continue with Win7. The
> problem is that Windows, always assuming it knows more than the user,
> controls the power to all USB hubs by default. You need to override the
> default if you are counting on a USB port that has been idle for a while
> being instantly available when you need it. This is how you do that in
> XP:
> * START > Control Panel - Double-click the "System" Control Panel
> * Select "Hardware" tab, click the "Device Manager" button
> * Scroll down to the "Universal Serial Bus controllers" item and
> click the '+' sign at the left to expand it
> * You will see a number of items labeled "USB Root Hub" at the
> bottom of the expanded list - for each one do the following:
> * Right-click the item line text or icon and select Properties;
> * Select the Power Management tab;
> * Uncheck the box that says "Allow the computer to turn this
> device off to save power."
> * If you only want to disable Windows power control for USB
> ports in use, the Power tab will list the device(s) using that USB hub.
>
> If you are using an Ethernet connection in XP to transport audio into or
> out of the computer, this same default power control is being done on
> network cards, and can be overridden in a similar manner.
>
> I hope someone finds this information useful.
>
> dick webb
>
>