I am a retired IT professional
My USB 3.0 PCIe card randomly fails to "wake" back from sleep.
The details:
1- CSL brand, 7 USB ports, internal SATA power socket, fed from a Molex via a Molex-to-SATA-power converter.
2- Was in use for 6 years on a very old Win7 PC with an Asus motherboard, Corsair 750W PSU, with no issues whatsoever.
3- In October this card was moved into a new Win10 PC with a new Asus motherboard, Corsair 1000W PSU. The card worked OK for 3 months.
4- Then, starting a week ago, the card often does not come back from sleep. Power does (I can plug onto it a mobile charging cable for example) but data does not. Device Manager: "not connected".
5- Device Manager ..... Disable, wait, Enable has no effect.
6- Device Manager .... Turned off the "Allow the computer to turn off this device ..". No effect.
7- Eventually found that the card never wakes if the sleep lasted few hours, but sometimes even after a full night it does not wake.
8- A sure fix is to shutdown the PC, wait 30 minutes, restart the PC.
9- Once awake the card alwayss works flawlessly.
10- This is a very complex PC, with literally dozens of peripherals, and everything else is working fine. It took me several weeks to assemble it. I am a retired IT professional, but am approaching my 80s, the Maxi tower is on the floor and weights more than 20Kgs, and any hardware change is for me a real chore.
Ideas:
A- If this old card is failing, could it damage the new motherboard?
B- Should I try to power directly from a SATA, not from a MOLEX via adapter?
C- Should I try disconnecting the power (CSL recommends to have it plugged always). Issue: I plug onto it a switched hub 6 flight-simulator joysticks-gamepad-pedals. Supposedly low-consumption devices I guess. ...
D- Should I just assume that the card after almost 7 years is giving up its soul and replace it: the SupaHub USB3 PCIe 5-port card is the best reviewed one available here in Italy and is affordable at €24.
E- I hope it is not the motherboard PCIe-1x slot that is failing? There is no other free PCIe slot available!
Before I change anything, any suggestions will be VERY, VERY welcome, thanks!
My USB 3.0 PCIe card randomly fails to "wake" back from sleep.
The details:
1- CSL brand, 7 USB ports, internal SATA power socket, fed from a Molex via a Molex-to-SATA-power converter.
2- Was in use for 6 years on a very old Win7 PC with an Asus motherboard, Corsair 750W PSU, with no issues whatsoever.
3- In October this card was moved into a new Win10 PC with a new Asus motherboard, Corsair 1000W PSU. The card worked OK for 3 months.
4- Then, starting a week ago, the card often does not come back from sleep. Power does (I can plug onto it a mobile charging cable for example) but data does not. Device Manager: "not connected".
5- Device Manager ..... Disable, wait, Enable has no effect.
6- Device Manager .... Turned off the "Allow the computer to turn off this device ..". No effect.
7- Eventually found that the card never wakes if the sleep lasted few hours, but sometimes even after a full night it does not wake.
8- A sure fix is to shutdown the PC, wait 30 minutes, restart the PC.
9- Once awake the card alwayss works flawlessly.
10- This is a very complex PC, with literally dozens of peripherals, and everything else is working fine. It took me several weeks to assemble it. I am a retired IT professional, but am approaching my 80s, the Maxi tower is on the floor and weights more than 20Kgs, and any hardware change is for me a real chore.
Ideas:
A- If this old card is failing, could it damage the new motherboard?
B- Should I try to power directly from a SATA, not from a MOLEX via adapter?
C- Should I try disconnecting the power (CSL recommends to have it plugged always). Issue: I plug onto it a switched hub 6 flight-simulator joysticks-gamepad-pedals. Supposedly low-consumption devices I guess. ...
D- Should I just assume that the card after almost 7 years is giving up its soul and replace it: the SupaHub USB3 PCIe 5-port card is the best reviewed one available here in Italy and is affordable at €24.
E- I hope it is not the motherboard PCIe-1x slot that is failing? There is no other free PCIe slot available!
Before I change anything, any suggestions will be VERY, VERY welcome, thanks!
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