USB and Ethernet issues from sleep
I have a 6 week old 15" Pb. This issue has only been going on for the last 4 days.
When I wake the computer up from sleep, pop the lid up, my USB stuff is not recognized. I have a 4 port hub with my external keyboard, wireless mouse, zip drive, and printer hooked up. (When I put the computer to sleep, I disconnect from the internet, make sure its disconnected fully, and put the lid down.)
I am also having a problem with the ethernet not being recognized when I wake the computer up from sleep. I can not run "internet connect" to get the computer to connect to the internet. I have a Speedstream 5100 with DSL to connect. (After sleep the power light and DSL light are on, but the ethernet light is not on -- as it should be with the ethernet cable being hooked into the computer.) What happens is that I click the connect button, and nothing happens, however, if I go through a program, like I'm using Safari right now, it will connect when I try to open a page, or if I use Mail to check my email, it will do that and leave me connected.
Mind you, when I restart the computer, it recognizes everything just fine. All the lights are on in the right places etc.
Both the ethernet and the hub are hooked in on the same side of the machine, not sure if that is any indication, but I moved the USB plug to the left hand side of the machine,and its still not recognizing it.
I just looked in System Profiler, it is recognizing it there, and showing all the devices. However, none of the lights are on, on the hub.
The last thing I checked the FAQ, deleted cashe, ran disk fix utility, etc.
Any help anyone? Thanks so much....
When I wake the computer up from sleep, pop the lid up, my USB stuff is not recognized. I have a 4 port hub with my external keyboard, wireless mouse, zip drive, and printer hooked up. (When I put the computer to sleep, I disconnect from the internet, make sure its disconnected fully, and put the lid down.)
I am also having a problem with the ethernet not being recognized when I wake the computer up from sleep. I can not run "internet connect" to get the computer to connect to the internet. I have a Speedstream 5100 with DSL to connect. (After sleep the power light and DSL light are on, but the ethernet light is not on -- as it should be with the ethernet cable being hooked into the computer.) What happens is that I click the connect button, and nothing happens, however, if I go through a program, like I'm using Safari right now, it will connect when I try to open a page, or if I use Mail to check my email, it will do that and leave me connected.
Mind you, when I restart the computer, it recognizes everything just fine. All the lights are on in the right places etc.
Both the ethernet and the hub are hooked in on the same side of the machine, not sure if that is any indication, but I moved the USB plug to the left hand side of the machine,and its still not recognizing it.
I just looked in System Profiler, it is recognizing it there, and showing all the devices. However, none of the lights are on, on the hub.
The last thing I checked the FAQ, deleted cashe, ran disk fix utility, etc.
Any help anyone? Thanks so much....
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but went over to MacNN and did search there, and there was a lengthy thread there, about when sleeping (for more than a few minutes) the USB 2.0 ports dont always work quite right coming out of sleep.
the suggestion, have the computer wake from sleep and ask for a password.
So I've set the computer to ask for a password, which I'm willing to try.
I am hoping that will also solve the ethernet recognition as well.
If anyone has any other thoughts or info...I'm going to put the computer to sleep right now, as a trial, and come back in a little while and see what happens.
I'm not sure what the next step is for this....
A simple restart worked however.
I'm debating taking a run to my local Apple Store and having them run some tests on it, see if i can cause some sleep issues in front of them, as the Apple guy on the phone said he had never heard of this problem before, I only live a short 30 minute drive away from the store, so its not too bad of a deal for me.
Thanks for listening....I hope this info helps someone, sometime!