Poof!! Tuner gone!

chefduane

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Odd problem..
Usually WMC comes up no problem when started, been working fine for couple of years. I usually have the tuner on a specific channel on startup. All of a sudden WMC starts and it hangs on "Please wait. Searching for tuners." Channel Guide comes up ok. Never had this problem b4. Checked connex, system restart, etc. Still no joy.
Hauppauge PCTVHD Stick 801e running Pinnacle TV Ctr 6.4.

Any suggestions?
Drivers maybe?
 

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edit: 6.4 is latest sw version.
 

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nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
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on board Realtek HD w/Logitech 2.1 speakers
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AOC 2243w
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500g Samsung Evo 850 OS SSD,
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Did the thing get unplugged?
If you plug a tuner into another port, WMC has to setup TV again.
 

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Went through Setup TV again. Still nothing. Maybe the tuner just died.
 

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Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1
CPU
AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Sound Card
on board Realtek HD w/Logitech 2.1 speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 2243w
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
500g Samsung Evo 850 OS SSD,
250g Samsung Evo 850 SSD for data,
1Tb Toshiba SSD for b/u's.
PSU
Corsair CX750 modular
Case
MasterCooler Elite 330
Cooling
2x case, Coolermaster Viper CPU stack
Keyboard
ms wireless desktop 2000
Mouse
ms wireless desktop 2000
Internet Speed
Cable:Average about 250Mbps down, 25Mbps Up +/-
Antivirus
MSE, Cclnr, MwBytes, SA-S
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With it plugged in, does the tuner show up in device manager?
 

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Does not show up in Device Mgr. But I get an error indicator on the USB hub it is connected through. Probably that.
will check it out later.
Thanks.
 

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Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1
CPU
AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Sound Card
on board Realtek HD w/Logitech 2.1 speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 2243w
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
500g Samsung Evo 850 OS SSD,
250g Samsung Evo 850 SSD for data,
1Tb Toshiba SSD for b/u's.
PSU
Corsair CX750 modular
Case
MasterCooler Elite 330
Cooling
2x case, Coolermaster Viper CPU stack
Keyboard
ms wireless desktop 2000
Mouse
ms wireless desktop 2000
Internet Speed
Cable:Average about 250Mbps down, 25Mbps Up +/-
Antivirus
MSE, Cclnr, MwBytes, SA-S
Browser
IE11
That was it. USB hub glitch. Power down/power up reset did the trick.
Thanks for directing me towards DevMgr!
Chef Duane
 

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Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Home Prem x64 SP1
CPU
AMD FX6350 Vishera 3.9Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16Gb Ballistix Sport 2x8Gb DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce 1050Ti 4mg
Sound Card
on board Realtek HD w/Logitech 2.1 speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 2243w
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
500g Samsung Evo 850 OS SSD,
250g Samsung Evo 850 SSD for data,
1Tb Toshiba SSD for b/u's.
PSU
Corsair CX750 modular
Case
MasterCooler Elite 330
Cooling
2x case, Coolermaster Viper CPU stack
Keyboard
ms wireless desktop 2000
Mouse
ms wireless desktop 2000
Internet Speed
Cable:Average about 250Mbps down, 25Mbps Up +/-
Antivirus
MSE, Cclnr, MwBytes, SA-S
Browser
IE11
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