ASUS G74SX USB 3.0 Issues

[Sovereign]

I've been having problems with my Rocketfish USB 3.0 2.5' enclosure. When plugged into the USB 3 port of the G74SX after very little usage (especially during a HDTune test) it disconnects and reconnects rendering any transfer impossible (beyond a few hundred megabytes). Anyone experience this issue? It works fine in a USB 2.0 port and the USB 3 port works fine with a 3.0 flash drive. I tested the drive on my desktop which also has USB 3.0 and it worked just fine. I'm guessing the port isn't supplying sufficient power for the drive which is strange. I also tried plugging the 2nd USB connector into the USB 2.0 port to give it some extra juice but it changed nothing. The drive I am using is one of the 750GB 7200RPM drives from the G74 (I replaced one of the internals with an M4 SSD). Thanks so much for your help.

[Chastity@ASUS]

If you have a powered USB Hub that is 3.0 capable, test the drive on the hub. Maybe the port isn't supplying enough power.

[reconcool]

You are right Sovereign......the same probs is occurring with my WD 500gb..........i hope ASUS fixes this issue..........

[gg31hh]

Have you tried to install Asus USB 3.0 Driver? Course it happen to me before.. and after installing the driver.. its working again

[Lorca]

I had the same problem. I had a WD Passport SE 2.0/3.0 1TB and even though the 2.0 worked fine the 3.0 didn't. It disconnected during transfer and couldn't recognized the external drive anymore. Then I bought a Seagate 500GB 2.0/3.0 and the 3.0 worked perfectly. So my gut feeling is that it isn't Asus but WD problem.

[reconcool]

Lorca ...I tried it with the Seagate harddrive too.........it still got disconnected.........it even happens with my usb 2.0 hardrives and devices too. I tried reinstalling the drivers and still it didn't work. Let me give a last try by un-installing the old drivers and then reinstalling the new ones..........

[BrodyBoy]

Lorca ...I tried it with the Seagate harddrive too.........it still got disconnected.........it even happens with my usb 2.0 hardrives and devices too. I tried reinstalling the drivers and still it didn't work. Let me give a last try by un-installing the old drivers and then reinstalling the new ones..........

Try it this way, if you haven't already:

• Go into Device Manager, and expand "Universal Serial Bus Controller" section
• Select any entry you see that includes the word "controller" or "host"
• Right-click and select "Uninstall"
• Repeat for the other "controller" and "host" entries until there's no longer a "Universal Serial Bus Controller" section left in Device Manager
• Reboot your machine
• Windows will detect the USB devices and automatically re-install the drivers. Let this process run all the way to completion (it takes a little while)

[planetkor]

... with a WDElelments SE 1TB.
Here is how it always goes down:
- I plug it in the USB3 port - it shows up/seemingly works
- I start copying ANYTHING bigger than a few hundred megs
- it disconnects then reconnects but the copy fails

Other than that, it works fine in USB2 ports... only slow.

C'mon ASUS! Fix this! It is ridiculous!

...

Asus G74Sx
i7 @ 2.0GHz
16GB RAM
1.5 TB HDD
GeForce GTX 560M 3GB

[BrodyBoy]

@planetkor:

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling the way I described below? I suggest it because I think this lets Windows use its own power settings for the USB devices, rather than a third-party's install configuration. It's worth a try.

Also, do you have other USB devices plugged in while using your WD Elements SE?

[planetkor]

@BrodyBoy:

No, not yet. I use this wonderful laptop for more than just gaming; I work with it, too.
I got it two months ago and it came freshly installed with the latest and the greatest.
I am, in general, a bit reluctant to make changes to it unless I am really forced to.
You know what they say; if it ain't broken don't fix it.
So I don't consider it broken just not working properly.

Yes, I have two other usb2 components plugged in:
- wireless mouse
- wireless headphones
I also tried it with everything else unplugged and got the same old boring disconnect/connect results.

Anyways, I think I may try doing it your way on the weekend.

Question: should I keep the WD Elements SE 1TB HDD plugged in at the time of re-installation or should I just let Windows7 take it's own course?

It would be great to know if anyone before me had done this with success or I am the guinea pig here...

Sorry about the rambling....