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usb hd doesn't shut off
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:26 pm
by artl
when I close the lid & the computer goes to sleep the HD connected to the usb port doesn't shut off. I've looked in device manager under usb & don't see any options re shutting down the usb drive as can be done for the mouse.
Re: usb hd doesn't shut off
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:51 pm
by bill bolton
artl wrote:when I close the lid & the computer goes to sleep the HD connected to the usb port doesn't shut off.
There is a system option for keeping USB ports powered up when the system is otherwise off (useful for some media centre ,and similar, usage).
IIRC, it is controlled by a BIOS setting, but wherever it is you need to ensure that the setting is configured to power down USB.
Cheers,
Bill B.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:04 pm
by artl
OK how do I do that?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:06 pm
by artl
Looked at the bios & "always on usb is Disabled" seems like this setting should turn off the usb HD when lid is down but it doesn't. Any ideas?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:27 pm
by bill bolton
There is another "always on" setting for USB in the Power Manager, on the Global Power Settings tab.
Cheers,
Bill B.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:44 pm
by artl
Thanks for the suggestion but I looked at power manager the "always on usb" is not checked.