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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1193293" data-attributes="member: 82144">Huh - never knew Windows had that information. Very interesting.The answer to your question is: &quot;maybe, I don't know for sure&quot;.For the &quot;maybe&quot; part...As I said in my previous reply, USB power limitations can occasionally be a problem for tuners. When I've seen these problems in the past, it's usually been because the reporter had a lot of USB devices daisy chained with passive hubs off a single port.The other thing to keep in mind is that satellite tuners generally require significantly more power than other tuners (because they usually have to supply power to the LNB - the thing at the end of the cable on the dish - and any connected passive switches, splitters and motors/positioners). PCI and PCIe usually have more than enough power to cover those requirements; USB can vary. For that reason, USB satellite tuners often have their own power supply brick (ie. they don't use the USB connection for power). Your tuner doesn't seem to have one of those.For the &quot;I don't know&quot; part...I have no idea how many USB devices you have, or how they're all connected.I wouldn't expect even a satellite tuner to be constantly drawing 500 mA. My guess is that the 500 mA is a maximum rating which applies if/when the tuner is connected to a DiSEqC motor/positioner (for moving the dish).Again, I have no idea what if any switches, splitters and motors you might have connected to your tuner.I haven't got all the answers. Heck, I feel like I haven't got any answers. Like I said in my previous reply: try connecting the tuner to a different port. That's all I would know to try.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1193293, member: 82144"] Huh - never knew Windows had that information. Very interesting. The answer to your question is: "maybe, I don't know for sure". For the "maybe" part... As I said in my previous reply, USB power limitations [I]can [/I]occasionally be a problem for tuners. When I've seen these problems in the past, it's usually been because the reporter had a lot of USB devices daisy chained with passive hubs off a single port. The other thing to keep in mind is that satellite tuners generally require significantly more power than other tuners (because they usually have to supply power to the LNB - the thing at the end of the cable on the dish - and any connected passive switches, splitters and motors/positioners). PCI and PCIe usually have more than enough power to cover those requirements; USB can vary. For that reason, USB satellite tuners often have their own power supply brick (ie. they don't use the USB connection for power). Your tuner doesn't seem to have one of those. For the "I don't know" part... I have no idea how many USB devices you have, or how they're all connected. I wouldn't expect even a satellite tuner to be constantly drawing 500 mA. My [B]guess[/B] is that the 500 mA is a maximum rating which applies if/when the tuner is connected to a DiSEqC motor/positioner (for moving the dish). Again, I have no idea what if any switches, splitters and motors you might have connected to your tuner. I haven't got all the answers. Heck, I feel like I haven't got any answers. Like I said in my previous reply: try connecting the tuner to a different port. That's all I would know to try. [/QUOTE]

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