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    Xps 15 Esata/usb 2.0 Acting Weird

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by vishnukumar, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. vishnukumar

    vishnukumar Notebook Geek

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    I use a logitech optical mouse, let me give you the scenario

    1. The laptop is not connected to the power source
    2. The laptop was shutdown

    The weird thing is that when I plugged in the mouse to the USB2.0/ESATA port the red optical under the mouse started glowing :eek: , So I started up the system with the mouse attached and shut it down again everything was normal. Once the system was shutdown again I unplugged the mouse and plugged it back again..... Viola the mouse went berserk and started glowing again :rolleyes: . Has anybody else experienced this? Should I be worried cos of this? Can I do something to get this gliche off? :confused: Thank you
     
    vishnukumar, Apr 22, 2011
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  2. falcon64

    falcon64 Notebook Consultant

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    It's the USB PowerShare feature. It allows you to charge USB devices when the computer is powered on/off or in sleep state. Check page 27 of the Setup Guide. What you describe is the way it's supposed to work.
     
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  3. vishnukumar

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    Cool....Thank you falcon64.... :D
     
    vishnukumar, Apr 22, 2011
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