[$2m for Solution] I lose wireless connection when I plug USB

[R.Rivens]

Stand up, swing your right leg backwards and kick the PC as hard as possible. If that doesn't help you can contact any kind of hardware support service.

[Nexxt]

Sounds like either a defect on your motherboard (not able to get enough power) or your power supply is to weak, but since you are a laptop it's slightly different the way it get it's power.

P.S Your wireless is integrated in your laptop or are you using a USB Wireless Adapter?

[Clone]

I dont think you understand, when I plug ANYTHING, even my ipod into usb, wireless just shuts off..

And Nexxt, its integrated Realtek adapter. And it's fully updated on drivers.

[b2311e]

Maybe it is the power supply then? If its anything like the way a PC draws power, then it must surely be coming from the same rail?
If you can rule out an issue with the motherboard, do it. This might mean asking for professional help, but it'll save a few headaches.

Alternatively, it could be a drivers based issue. If you can, try updating your BIOS primarily, as this may not be allowing a network card and a USB card to consume power at the same time. Similarly, check your 'power plan' in Control Panel, to ensure that the network card is always allowed to draw power.

If you still have no joy, type msinfo32 in the start menu and look under 'Hardware Resources' and then 'Conflicts/Sharing' to see if there is any drivers playing around with each other.

[Salmonella]

This has nothing to do with power.. don't suggest stuff if you don't know about it....

Alright, I've read through your topic and I can first of all conclude that your issue is a software based one. As you've mentioned they used to work before you installed Windows 7... That automatically means it CANNOT be a hardware issue. Neither do I understand why any of you would suggest it having anything to do with his power supplication.. First of all, a laptop doesn't have a PSU, it has a battery.. But that's not even important because Toxic says it used to work BEFORE he altered his SOFTWARE, not his hardware.

The only possible way this could be a hardware issue, is if he dropped his laptop 6 feet while installing windows 7.....

Having said that, I would like to continue on my theory. Because your issue appeared as soon as you installed a new Operating System, it's software based. When installing Windows 7 it also installs other / new drivers and other kind of software alterings / updates.

What can you do about it? Not a lot. You have to look for OTHER drivers for your USB handling and of course your wireless adaptor. This doesn't mean NEW drivers, I mean OLDER drivers which you might have previously used. Find out what kind of wireless card your laptop has and DOWNGRADE its drivers to a previous version.

Also, are you sure this happened RIGHT after you installed Windows 7 or did you also have an accident with your laptop..? Because the only hardware based explaination for this could be you plugging in the USB device very harsh so that it might've caused some kind of disturbance between the USB ports and wireless card. In laptops USB and wireless are ''passing'' eachother's circuits because they're both inputs but of different kinds.

Anyways, I would first downgrade your wireless adaptor drivers to earlier versions,

Good luck

[b2311e]

installed a new Operating System, it's software based. When installing Windows 7 it also installs other / new drivers and other kind of software alterings / updates.

That's why I mentioned about conflicts, as the original drivers may well still be lurking around, messing with the new ones.

[Dutchy]

Blame Canada.

2m pls.

[Clone]

Salmonella's theory makes sense, but I'd also like to add another thing. I should have added this before but, after I installed win 7, around 15 minutes later the wireless dropped for the first time, without USB. I got a friend to repair it for me, he managed to, but then I discovered that it happened after plugging USB. I know that when he "repaired" it, he altered registry and drivers.

[Salmonella]

Your friend screwing around with the drivers may very well be the reason your drivers are now in conflict with eachother.. But as I said, just try downgrading / altering the drivers again.

[Nathan]

I would agree with Sal... back-up your data and attempt to reinstall Windows 7.

[Carl]

go add hardware have a look insert your usb device, then go onto it add the hardware, fit has a disk insert the disk, and follow steps on screen, if not, go to Driveragent type in google and scan your computure find the drivers for the usb ports, thats another solution,
or reformt your computure by using system restore or insert your windows 7 disk and go back to factory settings, but if its a games controller for example, playstation 3 dullshock you may have to download a program called 'mr t controller' but if you have already downloaded something like that you may have to go and unistall it becuase some of them programs have issues what takes the working of the internet away, i had the same problem, so either, search for the driver manully, go to driveragent and install all drivers, or search for 'MR T Controller' which is if its a games console controller doing it, or if you have downloaded something off the internet so the games console controller or anything eles in the usb drive to work unistall it now, becuase it blocks some drivers from working, and reinstall a diffrent program, hope this helps and if you need a help with any of this, besure to pm me or add me on msn:[email protected] or contact me on BBM:22350BF4.. good luck

[Todor]

It is possible that your south/northrbidge which controls both Wireless and USB is running out of bandwidth as well. Tried connecting a USB device that just draws power instead of something like a pen drive/iPod so you can totally rule out power issues? It happens to me sometimes when running a 2tb external HDD, a 16gb pen drive and my phone/HD webcam on the laptop - it says the USB controller is out of bandwidth and everything crashes at the same time.

[Salmonella]

It is possible that your south/northrbidge which controls both Wireless and USB is running out of bandwidth as well. Tried connecting a USB device that just draws power instead of something like a pen drive/iPod so you can totally rule out power issues? It happens to me sometimes when running a 2tb external HDD, a 16gb pen drive and my phone/HD webcam on the laptop - it says the USB controller is out of bandwidth and everything crashes at the same time.

That only happens in cases such as you named for yourself - with a shitload of stuff attached.. But the reason that is unlikely isn't because of that, it's because it worked before the installation / his friends altering the software.

Definately software based

[Clone]

Carl, I tried using that driveragent thing, updated the drivers and that set it off itself without anything in the USB.. o_O

I might just put the PC in for repair with a PC repair business.

[Carl]

yeah thats the best thing mate, good luck anyways