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Im using a USB powered MIDI controller and when I try to use it my PC
freezes. I only have a 340 watt power supply and am powering the midi
device through USB.

Can my power supply be causing the freezes? Im thinking when the
power is being sucked through USB my power supply might not be
handling that very well.... my C: drive died last night from freezes,
would the power supply getting spike be able to kill a hard drive?


thanks

On Sat, 07 May 2005 00:19:02 GMT, jeff <> wrote:

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|>Im using a USB powered MIDI controller and when I try to use it my PC
|>freezes. I only have a 340 watt power supply and am powering the midi
|>device through USB.
|>
|>Can my power supply be causing the freezes? Im thinking when the
|>power is being sucked through USB my power supply might not be
|>handling that very well.... my C: drive died last night from freezes,
|>would the power supply getting spike be able to kill a hard drive?

The USB port only supplies 5 volts and around 100-500ma for each
device.

look in your device manager and at your USB devices, it will tell you
what it's supplying your device (in ma).

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