USB power surge??

Whenever I connect my mini to the computer it comes up with USB power surge balloon and i clicked on it and tried to fix it but that didn't help. i've tried a self powered hub and 3 different cord and reinstalling the software but nothing seems to work....HELP!!!

Are you plugging into a port directly on the computer or is it on a usb hub? The port you plug into must be powered in order to charge the ipod. If it is a hub then the hub needs to have its own plug in power supply. The ports directly on the computer should all be powered, if the one you are using doesn't work then try a different one.
5G 60GB Black iPod Windows XP Pro

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Device is not recognized by computer, and I tried the listed support recommendations.
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Hi JBR,
Go to your control panel and click on Install/Uninstall programs. Scroll down and see if you have multiple versions of the ipod updater installed on your computer. If you do, then uninstall both versions. Reboot your computer.
Next, go to the downloads page and download/install the 1-10-2006 ipod updater. Once installed, go to your start programs and select ipod updater from there. Plug in your ipod and wait a moment. If it's like mine, it'll recognize your ipod and then you can do a "restore" for a clean format.
After that, open itunes and life should be good.
Hope this helps!

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I finally got my BIOS problems solved and have already installed everything and almost everything is ok with my system...
BUT. There is still the problem with the "Power surge in USB hub". I don't know whether this is the right forum for this but I'll explain my situation and maybe someone can help, or at least move this to the right forum.
So, first of all, when trying to do the usb flasher bios update I came across the problem where the computer totally freezes when you put a memory stick to a usb hub. That I cleared by removing the wires leading to the extrenal case usb ports, which weren't working anyhow. After updating the bios, I started working normally and thought that everything is ok with my usb wireless desktop devices and my external HDD connected. Yesterday if I turned the external HDD on, the power surge notification would pop up. Anyhow, today everything was ok until I plugged the HDMI-DVI cable for my 2nd monitor, a LCD Tv, in my computer, after which the power surge notification popped up once again. When I'm using my second monitor, it works ok for about 5 minutes after which the 2nd computer loses the signal and turns itself off. I realised that yesterday I had the same cable contacted so there must be something there.
Long story short, do YOU think that this power surge has something to do with my Akasa PSU not providing suffient power? That would sound like the most simple solution as when I contact another device to my computer, the power surge occurs, as well as the fact that the 2nd monitor, the LCD TV, turns itself off after a few minutes of signal..
OR, would it be a possibility to buy an active USB hub, which was suggested to someone earlier, for the HDD drive, which actually has an external power source of it's own. Could the external active HUB be the solution or should I just go and buy a new PSU, which would be a lot more expensive and to be honest, might not even be the solution..
I must also point out that with my previous computer, the HDD drive, the wireless desktop and the HDMI-DVI cables were always connected at the same time without any sort of problems, so could it even be a problem with the Mobo?
Sorry for my english if it's unclear, but if someone knows how to help, please do so.
Thanks!

Ok, so the best bet is that it's the PSU, I gotta start searching for one then.
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+3.3V ±5% 0.5A 30.0A -
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I plugged my brand new iPhone 5 USB cable into my laptop and it displayed a message about a power surge to that port. i dismissed the message and removed the cable. Now none of my USB ports are working.

Are you using an official Apple wall charger and an official apple usb adaptor? Some of the unofficial ones have been known to do that. If it's an official one take it down to the Apple store to get a replacement. If the problem persists it could be related to your phone.

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Well, for the first time ever in my 2 years of having this IPOD plug for my 5th Gen...I wanted to upload some pics on my ipod, but i plugged the port into the computer and the other part into my ipod, and it said my port had a power surge of some sort. So i can't charge my ipod via computer, but it works in my ipod player (which is my deck that i have in my bedroom to play music through speakers) and it works...And other USB items (i.e webcam) work in any port...So its seems its just the plug.
It all of a sudden worked when i just plugged it in as i wrote this to be sure what it said, but does anyone know why this happened?

When you say "port" do you mean the iPod cable that has a dock connector on one end and a USB connector on the other end? When you have your iPod connected to your iPod player does the player have a dock connector on it such that the iPod plugs directly into the player? If the answer to both of these questions is yes then I would suspect that the iPod cable is bad or on its way out. Another test of the cable would be to connect it to an iPod power adapter that plugs into the wall and see if the iPod charges.
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I bought a Nano about a month ago. When I first hooked it up to my laptop, it worked fine. Now I can't get it to even connect. When I plug in the USB cable to any of my USB ports (with or without the Nano attached), I get the pop-up on the task bar that says there is a "Power surge on the USB hub port" and that I need to reset the port. I am assuming that there is some setting somewhere that needs to be changed, but I just can't find it in any of the Apple Support pages on the web.
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Hi - Had the same 'Power Surge on USB' problem - thought it was curtains as I could do nothing to get my 18 month old nano to sync or even charge from my computer. I did however manage to get it to charge from the mains with someone elses charger so I tried their sync cable into my computer and - hey presto! - everything back to normal! Then re-tried my sync cable and again 'Power Surge.....' - so maybe a new cable is the answer - hope it works for you - Good Luck

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Downloaded 7.0.2 and iPod Shuffle Update, then put in
my new iPod Shuffle 2nd Generation - worked at first,
but next time I tried to plug in the USB port, the
whole computer crashed. Tried it on another computer
with Windows XP and got message that USB port was
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Mandum

I have the same problem with my Portege T210 which I just bought barely a week ago.
Now my USB hubs and my touchpad is totally out of use.
I wonder if it is because the power voltage incompatability? I am in Malaysia, so it's about 240V, and at the back of the laptop it says DC 19V - 2.37A (what does this mean?)
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A user that I support fried his onboard USB hub on his laptop by plugging in his new iPod shuffle. Before doing this, everything else worked, but now, no USB devices will work.
When he tries to plug in his wireless keyboard/mouse receiver, it says "Power surge on hub port" as a popup balloon (this is Windows XP Pro) above the system tray. When he clicks on it, it says:
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Hardware information
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I called Applecare and they claim that an iPod Shuffle could not have done this because it never sends power over USB, but only charges. They said to contact the manufacturer of the computer.
I am not convinced of this claim, however. Possible defects in the product could still cause this, such as it creating a short circuit and having power channel from the USB hub back into itself.
This is just off the top of my head, but can any of you think of another explanation?
The timing of everything working before the iPod Shuffle was connected and nothing working after it was connected lays the blame squarely upon the iPod Shuffle. If there had been an issue with the motherboard or its USB hub, it would have shown up before; other USB devices that draw significant power never triggered such a hypothetical defect.
If anybody has another idea how the iPod Shuffle could have done this or knows of a way to convince Apple to take this seriously, please let me know.
Kevin Eves

Shuffle power surge ?

I bought a shuffle to mess around with,after leaving it to charge for 4 hours, it is not recognized by my PC, and I am getting the message 'power surge on hub port - A USB device has exceeded the power limits of its port hub, click to reset' Net result is the ipod is not recognized either by my PC or itunes anyone seen this one before, and is there anything I can do?
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EL MICKO wrote:
I never said High powered USB 1, I just said USB 1, meaning the first USB, that is not high powered
Actually, you never said USB 1:
*"Some older laptops don't have USB 2.0, and shuffle won't work if it isn't USB 2.0.."*

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This seams to be a very common problem with ZVM!!! :-(
And it's incredidle the lack of information provided by Creative, given the huge number of posts and help requests from the Creative's loyal costumers and fans, just like me...
I'm experiencing this problem with my ZVM 30GB (previously flawless). No matter which Windows PC/laptop I try to connect it gives me the same message (Power Surge) and the ZVM is never recognized by the system.
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