USB Over Current Error!

Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over curren
error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to ente
SETUP.
This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer:

150GB HDD

2GB Ram

Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ

32-bit operating system

SP2 Windows Vista Basic

Also, I'm trying to install a wireless adapter but it won't let me.Afte
preparing to install I get this:
unable to save file:
C:\\Windows\{D9fAE986-A4C1-4A2D-8B20-60F92
Wireless USB Utility.msi
The system cannot find the path specified

"parman" <> wrote in message
news...
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over current
> error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to enter
> SETUP.
> This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer:
>
> 150GB HDD
>
> 2GB Ram
>
> Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ
>
> 32-bit operating system
>
> SP2 Windows Vista Basic
>
> Also, I'm trying to install a wireless adapter but it won't let me.After
> preparing to install I get this:
> unable to save file:
> C:\\Windows\{D9fAE986-A4C1-4A2D-8B20-60F92
> Wireless USB Utility.msi
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
>

Totally ignorant here but my $0.02 is that something is wrong with an
attached USB device. Sounds like it wants more than the 500Ma the port is
supposed to have. That would likely make the device not work properly.

Have you tried your various USB devices on another pc. Is there some power
supply not working properly or became unattached etc. Try removing each
device and see what happens, e.g. BIOS error goes away.

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:19:55 -0400, pjp wrote:

> "parman" <> wrote in message
> news...
>>
>> Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over current
>> error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to enter
>> SETUP.
>> This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer:
>>
>> 150GB HDD
>>
>> 2GB Ram
>>
>> Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ
>>
>> 32-bit operating system
>>
>> SP2 Windows Vista Basic
>>
>> Also, I'm trying to install a wireless adapter but it won't let me.After
>> preparing to install I get this:
>> unable to save file:
>> C:\\Windows\{D9fAE986-A4C1-4A2D-8B20-60F92
>> Wireless USB Utility.msi
>> The system cannot find the path specified.
>>
>>
>
> Totally ignorant here but my $0.02 is that something is wrong with an
> attached USB device. Sounds like it wants more than the 500Ma the port is
> supposed to have. That would likely make the device not work properly.
>
> Have you tried your various USB devices on another pc. Is there some power
> supply not working properly or became unattached etc. Try removing each
> device and see what happens, e.g. BIOS error goes away.

Another possibility is that the OP is using an unpowered USB hub and the
total current of the devices attached to the hub is over 500 ma.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:19:55 -0400, pjp wrote:
>
>> "parman" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over current
>>> error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to enter
>>> SETUP.
>>> This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer:
>>>
>>> 150GB HDD
>>>
>>> 2GB Ram
>>>
>>> Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ
>>>
>>> 32-bit operating system
>>>
>>> SP2 Windows Vista Basic
>>>
>>> Also, I'm trying to install a wireless adapter but it won't let me.After
>>> preparing to install I get this:
>>> unable to save file:
>>> C:\\Windows\{D9fAE986-A4C1-4A2D-8B20-60F92
>>> Wireless USB Utility.msi
>>> The system cannot find the path specified.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Totally ignorant here but my $0.02 is that something is wrong with an
>> attached USB device. Sounds like it wants more than the 500Ma the port is
>> supposed to have. That would likely make the device not work properly.
>>
>> Have you tried your various USB devices on another pc. Is there some
>> power
>> supply not working properly or became unattached etc. Try removing each
>> device and see what happens, e.g. BIOS error goes away.
>
> Another possibility is that the OP is using an unpowered USB hub and the
> total current of the devices attached to the hub is over 500 ma.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)


Yea, see that all the time with people buying hubs that are self powered
but come without the power supply and they don't think ...

That said, if I remember correctly from my own experience at the time, such
a case doesn't provide an error message but rather either device doesn't
work or isn't properly recognized once inside Windows. Original poster
suggests it's the BIOS displaying message which at the least suggests BIOS
can tell some device (agreed likely a hub with multiple devices) is trying
to get more than the 500Ma spec demands.

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:56:09 -0400, pjp wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:19:55 -0400, pjp wrote:
>>
>>> "parman" <> wrote in message
>>> news...
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over current
>>>> error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to enter
>>>> SETUP.
>>>> This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer:
>>>>
>>>> 150GB HDD
>>>>
>>>> 2GB Ram
>>>>
>>>> Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ
>>>>
>>>> 32-bit operating system
>>>>
>>>> SP2 Windows Vista Basic
>>>>
>>>> Also, I'm trying to install a wireless adapter but it won't let me.After
>>>> preparing to install I get this:
>>>> unable to save file:
>>>> C:\\Windows\{D9fAE986-A4C1-4A2D-8B20-60F92
>>>> Wireless USB Utility.msi
>>>> The system cannot find the path specified.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Totally ignorant here but my $0.02 is that something is wrong with an
>>> attached USB device. Sounds like it wants more than the 500Ma the port is
>>> supposed to have. That would likely make the device not work properly.
>>>
>>> Have you tried your various USB devices on another pc. Is there some
>>> power
>>> supply not working properly or became unattached etc. Try removing each
>>> device and see what happens, e.g. BIOS error goes away.
>>
>> Another possibility is that the OP is using an unpowered USB hub and the
>> total current of the devices attached to the hub is over 500 ma.
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
>
> Yea, see that all the time with people buying hubs that are self powered
> but come without the power supply and they don't think ...
>
> That said, if I remember correctly from my own experience at the time, such
> a case doesn't provide an error message but rather either device doesn't
> work or isn't properly recognized once inside Windows. Original poster
> suggests it's the BIOS displaying message which at the least suggests BIOS
> can tell some device (agreed likely a hub with multiple devices) is trying
> to get more than the 500Ma spec demands.

OK, I was unaware of how the OS talks about an overloaded hub. I'm just
so good that I never have done that :-)

Anyway, the OP has some info to work with.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

I will unplug all devices in the morning and see what happens. I
message disappears, then I'll connect one at a time and see which i
causing the problem.
Thanks to all who have posted.

Keit

Unplug all devices and I am still getting the same screen. USB ove
current error! I had no usb devices hooked up. Even disabled the us
controller just to see. Same screen! Could this be a motherboard issue


MY computer works and boots up if I click F1 at boot. I would like t
fix this. Does anyone else have any ideas?

Keit

parman wrote:
> Unplug all devices and I am still getting the same screen. USB over
> current error! I had no usb devices hooked up. Even disabled the usb
> controller just to see. Same screen! Could this be a motherboard issue?
>
>
> MY computer works and boots up if I click F1 at boot. I would like to
> fix this. Does anyone else have any ideas?
>
> Keith
>
>
Can you open the case and unplug the USB ports one at a time?
Might be a shorted USB socket.

Jim

What do you mean by unplugging the usb ports? There is nothing hooked u
to the usb ports. Do you mean by disabling the usb ports in devic
manager

Does anyone have any ideas? Is this a motherboard problem? Is thi
something I am going to have to live with or what? Anyone