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    USB Stays Powered During Standby/Sleep

    Discussion in 'HP' started by weasler7, Jan 21, 2008.

  1. weasler7

    weasler7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a notebook cooler which stays on when my dv9700t goes into standby. It's actually quite annoying. Is there any way to fix this?
     
    weasler7, Jan 21, 2008
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    its in standby all notebooks and deskstops does this just turn it off put it in hibernate or plug out the usb or leave it. it cools your notebook while its using little power
     
    dondadah88, Jan 21, 2008
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    dinapoli Notebook Consultant

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    this is normal, my laptop does the same thing
     
    dinapoli, Jan 21, 2008
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    weasler7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmmm, there's no bios setting to turn off this feature? I fear for the lifetime expectancy of my usb devices when they're always on.
     
    weasler7, Jan 21, 2008
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes some manufatures give u an option my hp doesn't
     
    dondadah88, Jan 21, 2008
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    Its not on the BIOS. Go to your battery power settings first and go to Advanced Power settings. Theres an option there that has something to do with the USB settings

    If that doesnt work try going to your device manager and go through the USB controller list, theres also settings here too
     
    flipfire, Jan 21, 2008
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    Hmm, not seeing anything in the advanced power settings section in my Xp. Looking in the USB controller list. Could you elaborate? I'm having a hard time figuring this out.
     
    weasler7, Jan 22, 2008
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    Does your cooler have an on/off button? Mine does
     
    new2notebook, Jan 22, 2008
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    Go to Device Manager and expand the USB controllers (probably the last in the list).
    Double click one of the USB Root Hubs.
    On the Properties box, click on the Power Management tab.
    Check the box for Allow the computer to turn off this device...
     
    ginigma, Jan 22, 2008
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    How strange, all of my usb root hub entries have that thing checked. Another thread claims this is a function of the santa rosa chipset.
     
    weasler7, Jan 22, 2008
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