Mouse/Keyboard lights stay on when PC is off.

jkteddy77

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I have the Razer Chroma Black Widow keyboardand Logitech G502 Proteus Core mouse.

When the PC turns off, my mouse and keyboard's Lights turn off... at keast right afterwards
What's the problem?
If I press a single mouse button or type a single key, the device's lights will turn on again. Not they don't turn each other on, but the devices separately turn their lights back on when the PC while off by the touch of a button. They aren't using profiles either, it's like a default lighting for both, like they're simply being powered and this is reactivated with a click or keypress.

I'm not stupid, so I know this could be a mobo feature intruding. I have an Asus Z97-Pro with all drivers EXCEPT the Asmedia USB drivers, as those are even buggier (a keypress would turn on the pc from its shutdown state... like wtf)

This happens in both USB 2.0 and 3.0 of the Asmedia ports, and even in the mobo's Intel driven ports on the mobo, so I doubt it is a Asmedia USB controlled issue.

Charging features of the mobo are turned off, but it still seems to be both powering these devices and they think it's okay to turn on. I even turned off the Asmedia Controller 3.0 controller, so they're all treated as Microsoft driven 2.0 ports, but they still do it.

There are no options in Razer Synapse or Logitech's software to stop this, even Synapse's check box of turn off lights when screen turns off stops this, as the computer is off.

I found ONE solution, I unchecked all mouse and keyboard power states from being able to wake the computer, and that stops their lights, but then I cannot wake my pc again except by pressing the power button again (which sometimes leads to a full restart instead of a wake... so I like just waking it with a mouse click)
My old Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard NEVER did this oddly, even with it being allowed to wake the computer, but the mouse and this new keyboard always do.

To be clear, in sleep, hibernation, or shutdown, the lights do turn off, but the keyboard and mouse reactivate with their next button click, turning their lights on, even with the PC still off.
If anyone has similar experience or advice, I kindly request it. Thanks!
 


Well, neither my Keyboard or Mouse are wireless, they are just wired. The have no switches.
Even odder, it will turn their lights on with a click, but if I then unplug them and replug them, they won't turn back on again until i turn on the PC... this has to be a clue to what's causing it but I cannot figure it out.
It's annoying because everytime I bump one, I have to get under the desk and un/replug them. There has to be a solution.

 
Didn't think about them being wired, which I should have due to the lag of wireless. Duh. My only thought is that perhaps there is a bios option for USB charging that's keeping the USB ports powered when the unit is off. Some boards have a charging feature so the USB ports will still be capable of phone and device charging when sleeping or off. I'd check the BIOS settings as there may be a few applicable settings in there that could be the culprit.