USB Power Issues

steverido

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I have a Seagate external USB hard drive plugged in and even though I have changed the power options in Device manager for USB devices not to go into power saving I have noticed that each time I restart Windows the items have a tick in the box again for each USB Is there something else that I need to alter to stop it doing this?

I don't want my external hard drive to go to sleep as it takes it to long to start and I have stuff on there that I need to access regularly and a lot of the time it falls beyond power saving time.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Q9400 Quad Core
Motherboard
EvGA 680i
Memory
OCZ Reaper - 4 x 1GB @ 800
Graphics Card(s)
2 x Evga 9400 GTX Super Super Clocked
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster X-treme Music
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC mULTISYNC 20wgx
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
4 X Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
1 X Seagate Barracuda 2 TB
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU
950 W PC Quiet & Cooling
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Standard Plus Hard Drive 7 Case Fans
Keyboard
Wolf claw
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
18 MB/S
is there a setting in device manager to not let windows control power?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP dv6519tx
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
1.80 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100
Memory
3 gig ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800
Hard Drives
Hitachi 320 GB (5400 rpm)
PSU
90 W AC Power Adapter
Cooling
Kitchen plate under the lappy
Keyboard
101 key compatible
Mouse
Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll
Internet Speed
Three Wireless internet prepaid using E160G USB dongle
No there is not. I have gone into control panel power options and made a customised power setting so I will check devices when I reboot.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Q9400 Quad Core
Motherboard
EvGA 680i
Memory
OCZ Reaper - 4 x 1GB @ 800
Graphics Card(s)
2 x Evga 9400 GTX Super Super Clocked
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster X-treme Music
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC mULTISYNC 20wgx
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
4 X Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
1 X Seagate Barracuda 2 TB
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU
950 W PC Quiet & Cooling
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Standard Plus Hard Drive 7 Case Fans
Keyboard
Wolf claw
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
18 MB/S
On my Seagate external USB drive I can keep it a wake using Seagate software that came with it. It gives you the choice you are looking for. GL :) It's already installed on the unit when you bought it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core T4300 @ 2.10GHz
Motherboard
Toshiba Model KSWAA - Chipset Intel GL40 Rev 07
Memory
3 GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Samsung M4 70T2864Q23-CF7
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel GMA4500M 32bit OS (64bit OS) dynamically
Sound Card
Realtek ALC272-GR Software Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
16.0" HD TFT with TrueBrite Matrix colour LCD display
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
FUJITSU MJA2320BH G2-(S2) 320GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA
Keyboard
Canadian Bilingual Keyboard 105 keys with 13 Function keys
Mouse
Touchpad Point device & Lexma USB Mouse
Internet Speed
Walking is Faster
Other Info
Wireless LAN Realtek RTL89191SE 802.11n PCI-E NIC + a
LAN Realek PCIe FE Family Controller and
TOSHIBA Software Modem
Mine was just plug and play. No software unfortunately.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Q9400 Quad Core
Motherboard
EvGA 680i
Memory
OCZ Reaper - 4 x 1GB @ 800
Graphics Card(s)
2 x Evga 9400 GTX Super Super Clocked
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster X-treme Music
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC mULTISYNC 20wgx
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
4 X Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
1 X Seagate Barracuda 2 TB
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU
950 W PC Quiet & Cooling
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Standard Plus Hard Drive 7 Case Fans
Keyboard
Wolf claw
Mouse
Microsoft
Internet Speed
18 MB/S
You can look for your software HERE. GL :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core T4300 @ 2.10GHz
Motherboard
Toshiba Model KSWAA - Chipset Intel GL40 Rev 07
Memory
3 GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Samsung M4 70T2864Q23-CF7
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel GMA4500M 32bit OS (64bit OS) dynamically
Sound Card
Realtek ALC272-GR Software Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
16.0" HD TFT with TrueBrite Matrix colour LCD display
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
FUJITSU MJA2320BH G2-(S2) 320GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA
Keyboard
Canadian Bilingual Keyboard 105 keys with 13 Function keys
Mouse
Touchpad Point device & Lexma USB Mouse
Internet Speed
Walking is Faster
Other Info
Wireless LAN Realtek RTL89191SE 802.11n PCI-E NIC + a
LAN Realek PCIe FE Family Controller and
TOSHIBA Software Modem
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