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96SC:
I have seen posts where folks are or want to use an Ipod for music with their hot tub sound systems.

My son recently got an Ipod and was going to download music through our computer.  As soon as he plugged it into the USB port he got a message something like, 'There has been a power surge in the USB port'.  With that the screen froze and the mouse quit working.  He turned off the computer hoping to 'reset' the screen and mouse.  When the computer was turned back on, the green indicator light on the monitor came on then immediately turned to yellow (I guess that means somethings not right.  We tried the monitor with a different computer and it worked).  However, the computer does not operate, the lights come on but nothing works.  (Son's friends, who are computer savvy, think they have it narrowed down to a video card or (god forbid) mother board. :o :'(

All this is to say we believe the Ipod is the reason for our computer's problems and I would hate to see any of you plug your Ipod in and have a catastrophe with you new sound system. >:(  

For what it's worth the Ipod works fine. :D

wmccall:

--- Quote --- (Son's friends, who are computer savvy, think they have it narrowed down to a video card or (god forbid) mother board. :o :'(
--- End quote ---


They probably are right. If you have a used computer store or used parts store, pick up a cheap video card and see. Your computer may have the video card built into the motherboard.

Bonibelle:
Ok, I need to know how that happened...My kids plug in Ipods, Sansa and Muvo players all the time...This is my new computer and I don't want anything to trash it.  So why did that happen to 96SC?
I know the USB port works to transfer information back and forth to the computer from the MP3 devices. AND it also serves to charge the batteries for the Ipods and Sansa players..so is it possible that the USB port is defective and because the Ipod was pulled (and not ejected  properly) from the computer, it locked everything up? I know if you pull any USP storage device out without ejecting properly, it can really cause problems on your computer..Where is Autoplay?  Maybe he will know what happened. when my kids get home, I will find out where the Ipod documentation is...maybe that will help.

mattNY:
This type of error comes up when a USB device draws too much power from the USB port, which has a 500 mA maximum supply.  The most common reason for an error message like this is people who are using an unpowered USB hub to attach multiple USB devices to their computer and exceeding the limits.  However, this should not damage the computer since there are protection measures to prevent that, and it can be solved by either using a powered USB hub or separating the devices to multiple USB ports.

In your specific case, 96SC, it sounds like you did indeed have a computer that was on the brink of failure and the iPod pushed it over the edge, through no fault of its own.  Does the BIOS screen display, or does the monitor just show nothing?  Alternately, can you hear the hard drive spin up as Windows is loading?  If the monitor shows nothing but you can still hear the hard drive spin up and access like it's loading Windows, take wmccall's suggestion and get a cheap video card to test it.  If it doesn't display anything and you can't hear the hard drive access, you probably have a motherboard hardware issue.   In that case, don't forget you can always put the hard drive in another computer to recover your data until you can repair or replace the PC.

To dispell any FUD: The iPod is perfectly safe to use with your PC and with your sound system.  It is only harmful if you throw it at someone's head.

Brewman:
What's FUD?  I know who FUDD is, but I don't know what FUD is.  And I'm a 17 year ITS geek who works at a very large financial services company- nobody has more acronyms than us.

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