Power surge on Hub Port?

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You did not have to remove thr USB adapter. you just needed to disconnect
the USB device and then re-enable the USB port in Device Manager.


"Burrito Billy" <Burrito Billy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D3EEB35-EB19-4A05-B292-9A11705A0670@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting this message - Power surge on Hub Port - A USB device has
> malfunctioned and exceeded the power limits of its hub port. You should
> disconnect the device.
>
> The message recommends me to disconnect the hardware and click reset to
> reenable the port. But I don't think I'll have the option to click reset
> once
> I have powered down, removed the hardware, and powered up. I believe the
> hardware in question is a DLink PCI adapter USB 2.0/Firewire combo. I
> would
> like to have the card installed on my system. I'm using Windows XP (home
> edition).
> Does the mother board have to be upgraded to run this card?