mine was fine till i formatted. now if the usb gets knocked i get cut off.

i will have to try that then

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Originally posted by ColeClio16v
something to do with the brand of usb ya got i have this trouble all the timne as i have viatech usbs and my modem dont really like at all get booted all the time

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Originally posted by Drew
same prob here

when i use cd drive, to install something or burn a cd - the modem shuts off

if ya go to device manager, and into ya usb, ya can tell it not to switch off usb socket when low on power, which i did, and mine still shuts off :o:o

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something to do with the brand of usb ya got i have this trouble all the timne as i have viatech usbs and my modem dont really like at all get booted all the time

get an external USB hub (self-powered), only about £20 - £25! (USB-2 compatible)

its cos the USB modem is drawing too much power (literally sucking all the computer can give out via the USB), so when you ask that little bit more of the computer, it cuts off the power to the USB hub to help the system do the other job!

Having a million-watt PSU wont change things either, motherboard can only put out a MAX of 500ma per USB header, and the USB modem will draw about 450ma under idle, and peak 500ma+ on full load...

Only way then to get it back once it's shut down is to completely power the system off & reboot, but seriously, get a USB 4-port hub which has a mains supply to supply it with extra power & you'll be laughing!

http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/usbhubskvmandswitchboxes/productView.htm?quicklinx=2V3Y

Theres a good one!!!

[Edited on 22-03-2004 by PaulW]

Fucking hell Drewston :(

same prob here

when i use cd drive, to install something or burn a cd - the modem shuts off

if ya go to device manager, and into ya usb, ya can tell it not to switch off usb socket when low on power, which i did, and mine still shuts off :o:o

All worked fine until i formatted yesterday though?

if it is a USB modem, you might need a self powered hub. Ive heard some stories about them taking more power than the standard motherboard USB sockets can provide.

i think that your modem driver may not be up to date? or you might need a new modem!! try downloading the latest drivers and update it before reformatting, u2u me if u get more trouble :thumbs:

reformat :|

:lol:

Yeah, im not ringing india to be told that :lol:

reboot :|


or thats what you'd get asking any tech support line :lol:

I keep losing power to my modem resulting in my connection being lost. Ive recently formatted the computer and reinstalled the modem.

I reformatted due to spyware stopping certain programs from running. Since the format these programs are still not working properlly. Mainly Norton and Paint.

Any ideas?