Tony Bensley
Senior HTF Member
Basically, this issue is as stated in the above title, minus the reason, which I will clarify.
Over the last few years with my current setup, sometimes the USB dongle for wireless keyboard and/or mouse will cease to work in the power bar, BUT will function once I transfer it to a USB port on my Acer PC Laptop.
Recently, I got a new logi wireless keyboard/wireless mouse that works on a single USB dongle. I've had it for just about 2 weeks, and until this morning, the USB dongle was in my USB power bar setup, which is connected to my PC Laptop. However, this morning, neither my wireless mouse or keyboard would function, though I didn't realize the latter, at first. Meantime, I did a AA battery switch for my wireless mouse, which of course, proved to be a non issue. Sure enough, it turned out the USB Dongle wasn't functioning in its USB power bar setting. Switching to the spare USB port on my Laptop did return full functionality.
The spare Blue Lit USB slot is where I previously had the USB Dongle for keyboard and mouse connected on my USB power bar:
Where my Keyboard/Mouse USB Dongle is currently connected. This morning, I had to move it here to restore Keyboard and Mouse Function, which had ceased. The USB Dongle is just to the right of the Black & Blue Bell HDMI cable:
My logi Wireless Mouse/Keyboard and USB Dongle setup. The Masking Tape is to cover up the PC sleep button I keep accidentally pressing! :
This issue isn't a new one for me, and admittedly falls under the annoying rather than catastrophic category. That said, I am curious as to what even causes this to occur in the first place? I also anticipate having to do a switch back, at some point.
Has anyone else on here experienced this or similar issues with periodically having to switch between different USB ports with USB Dongles for their keyboard and/or mouse?
CHEERS!
Over the last few years with my current setup, sometimes the USB dongle for wireless keyboard and/or mouse will cease to work in the power bar, BUT will function once I transfer it to a USB port on my Acer PC Laptop.
Recently, I got a new logi wireless keyboard/wireless mouse that works on a single USB dongle. I've had it for just about 2 weeks, and until this morning, the USB dongle was in my USB power bar setup, which is connected to my PC Laptop. However, this morning, neither my wireless mouse or keyboard would function, though I didn't realize the latter, at first. Meantime, I did a AA battery switch for my wireless mouse, which of course, proved to be a non issue. Sure enough, it turned out the USB Dongle wasn't functioning in its USB power bar setting. Switching to the spare USB port on my Laptop did return full functionality.
The spare Blue Lit USB slot is where I previously had the USB Dongle for keyboard and mouse connected on my USB power bar:
Where my Keyboard/Mouse USB Dongle is currently connected. This morning, I had to move it here to restore Keyboard and Mouse Function, which had ceased. The USB Dongle is just to the right of the Black & Blue Bell HDMI cable:
My logi Wireless Mouse/Keyboard and USB Dongle setup. The Masking Tape is to cover up the PC sleep button I keep accidentally pressing! :
This issue isn't a new one for me, and admittedly falls under the annoying rather than catastrophic category. That said, I am curious as to what even causes this to occur in the first place? I also anticipate having to do a switch back, at some point.
Has anyone else on here experienced this or similar issues with periodically having to switch between different USB ports with USB Dongles for their keyboard and/or mouse?
CHEERS!
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