laptop restarted on its own after I installed a USB hub

ixfd64 · 11-21-2010, 05:00 PM

I decided to try out a four-slot USB hub that I found in my house a few weeks ago. I plugged it in to my ThinkPad, and the installation went without a hitch. However, when I plugged my game controller into the hub, my laptop immediately restarted on its own. After it restarted, most of my cookies were deleted.

Could this have been caused by a defective hub? I am not sure what the brand of the hub is; it only has a "Made in China" label on it.

Dopefish7590 · 11-22-2010, 12:13 AM

Maybe a memory conflict? You say it cleared a lot of your cookies, was a web browser open? And if so, does it do it everytime you plug it in? If not, does it do this when a web browser is open?

ixfd64 · 11-22-2010, 02:24 AM

After restarting, my laptop could no longer recognize the USB hub. It just displays an error saying that the hardware is malfunctioning.

11-21-2010, 05:00 PM	#1
ixfd64	laptop restarted on its own after I installed a USB hub I decided to try out a four-slot USB hub that I found in my house a few weeks ago. I plugged it in to my ThinkPad, and the installation went without a hitch. However, when I plugged my game controller into the hub, my laptop immediately restarted on its own. After it restarted, most of my cookies were deleted. Could this have been caused by a defective hub? I am not sure what the brand of the hub is; it only has a "Made in China" label on it. __________________ fires Devastator at next poster Visit my forums! Last edited by ixfd64; 11-21-2010 at 05:14 PM.

11-22-2010, 12:13 AM	#2
Dopefish7590	Re: laptop restarted on its own after I installed a USB hub Maybe a memory conflict? You say it cleared a lot of your cookies, was a web browser open? And if so, does it do it everytime you plug it in? If not, does it do this when a web browser is open?

11-22-2010, 02:24 AM	#3
ixfd64	Re: laptop restarted on its own after I installed a USB hub After restarting, my laptop could no longer recognize the USB hub. It just displays an error saying that the hardware is malfunctioning. __________________ fires Devastator at next poster Visit my forums!