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erixx

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Hi guys,
First time issue! I bought a 5 m powered USB 2 cable for my printers as of late I was getting random "no printer available", that had me unpluggin' them until being recognized again, and I was using 2x 2,5 m old USB extender cables, I thought an upgrade would be a good idea.

The new cable is well made (Ugreen, Amazon) and has a thick connector at the female end, inside is the "signal booster".

At that end I have the same old non powered portable Targus usb-splitter for 3 printers/scanners.

The problem I have since installing the new cable is that every 2 minutes the whole USB subsystem freezes, every device turns off and then on again, including mouse and keyboard connected to my monitor hub.

Anyone dares to point at a possible cause and/ or solution? Thanks ahead.
 
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Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<<
USB 2.0 - Cat5 Extension Kit | Maplin
www.maplin.co.uk › ... › PC Device Connectivity › USB Hubs & Switches
Extend a USB peripheral device up to 50m (164ft). Use low-cost CAT5 cables to send USB over long distance. Simply 'plug 'n' play' - no additional drivers ...

you might look into this offered solution
your find similer offerings stateside or EU or near your location
 
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That is same concept as what I have. I have been testing various cables and must say it looks more like motherboard related. Me not until now, but some people report USB issues with this Asus mobo.
 
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have you tried another ports?
could be from ports
 
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I am mad from trying, lol! So far it happens on any part: usb 3, usb 2, usb 3.1... but it is not constent.... I came here in first place to ask if maybe the whole idea of a powered cable is wrong as I never used one before. Then, the Rampage has for long had some never solved issues in this area, according to some users.
Then, untill I changed to this cable it more or less worked (apart from a weekly "printer not found")...
 
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maybe you could try on another pc or laptop,
or try to look at bios setting
 
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I moved some cables to other ports and problem is gone. When I did this for 1st time, it didn't do anything! haha!

Must be "Windows AI" working at night :)
 
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