07/03/2017 ErrormessagewhenyouwakeupaWindowsXPbasedcomputerfromhibernationorfromstandby:"PowerSurgeonHubPort:AUSBDeviceha

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Error message when you wake up a Windows XPbased

computer from hibernation or from standby: "Power Surge
on Hub Port: A USB Device has exceeded the power limits of
its hub port"
Symptoms

When you wake up a Microsoft Windows XPbased computer from hibernation or from standby,
you may receive the following error message:

Power Surge on Hub Port: A USB Device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port.

This error message is displayed even if there are no USB devices connected to the computer.

Workaround

To work around this issue, disable the USB 2.0enhanced host controller.

Note When you disable the USB 2.0enhanced host controller, you lose USB 2.0 functionality. That
is, you revert to USB 1.1 functionality.

To disable the USB 2.0enhanced host controller, follow these steps:

1. Rightclick My Computer, and then click Manage.

2. Under Computer Management Local, click Device Manager.

3. In the Device Manager pane, expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.

4. Rightclick the USB 2.0enhanced host controller, and then click Disable.

Note The name of the USB 2.0enhanced host controller may vary.

5. When you receive the confirmation message, click Yes.

6. Close Device Manager.

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