Ever since I bought my new computer I see this icon

kululu

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Ever since I bought my new computer I see this icon at the icons in the task bar :
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and sometimes I hear a voice like a device from a usb port was just unplugged and when it happens I disconnect from origin (EA gaming program like steam) for a short moment and then it signs me in back, so from this I assume it's the usb port that the internet adapter is plugged to.
I've read some online and a possible solution for this would uncheck the option for windows to turn off this device to save power (in the power management options) but I do not wish to do so because if it comes to a point where windows actually turn one of my devices off to save power then something is wrong here.

Just for comparison my new PC spec :
Intel Quad Core i7 4790 3.6Ghz S1150
Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H S1150
16G (2x8GB) Hynix DDR3 1600Mhz
GeForce Gigabyte GTX780 3GB WindForce3 OC
SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SATA III
Seagate 2T 3.5'' Sata3 Barracuda
NZXT Phantom 410 White + FSP Raider 650W BUNDLE
LG DVD-RW X24 GH24NS90
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

My old PC spec :
Intel Core i5 750 SLBLC Socket 1156 2.66Ghz Tray
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 775/156/1136 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 P55 CHIPSET
Transcend 4GB Kit (2GBx2) DDR3 1333Mhz Core I3 I5 I7
Samsung SHS223 x 22 Sata- ATA Black
Cooler Master Haf 932 Full Tower
SeaSonic S12II-620 620Watt 80Plus Bronze
Palit GeForce GTX460 Sonic Platinum 1024MB GDDR5
Samsung 1TB=1000GB 7200RPM 32MB Sata F3 HD103SJ
Intel SSD X25-M SSDSA2MH080G2C1 80GB

On both computer I use the same monitor and speakers which are :
Dell UltraSharp U2311H 23" IPS Panel
Creative T6100 5.1

Also on both computers I use Windows 7 home premium 64 bit

Now I'm not really a computer genius but from my understanding if the new PC lacks power and therefore it turns off some devices such as my network adapter isn't it a problem related to the power supply unit ? maybe it doesn't have enough power ? but when I think of it the new PC has a PSU with 650 Watts and the old PC has a PSU with 620 Watts so I'm really not sure about my theory here..

I really need your help guys it's start to get really annoying .
Hopefully I've given enough information so you could help me, if not tell me if I can provide you with any other information and I'll try to do my best !
Thanks in advance !
 
that icon is used for when you have a usb flash drive, external hard drive or other data device that uses your computers ram as a buffer to make transfers smother. when you go to remove a external device as such you should always use it and select the device your going to unplug before unplugging it. this makes sure all data is written to it before you disconnected it. if you don't you will risk losing information
 

kululu

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"and sometimes I hear a voice like a device from a usb port was just unplugged and when it happens I disconnect from origin (EA gaming program like steam) for a short moment and then it signs me in back, so from this I assume it's the usb port that the internet adapter is plugged to.
I've read some online and a possible solution for this would uncheck the option for windows to turn off this device to save power (in the power management options) but I do not wish to do so because if it comes to a point where windows actually turn one of my devices off to save power then something is wrong here."

I've also described a problem I had regarding to this, if the icon was just there and doing nothing I wouldn't mind, but sometimes something happens and I get disconnected from the internet for a short brief moment ^