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Windows Power Settings for all GDS devices

Owned by Umberto Bombace (Deactivated)
Last updated: yesterday at 2:27 pm by Dan Zanet
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By default, Windows will make any computer, hard disk and USB port go to sleep after a certain set time in order to save power. This will affect both - the plugged equipment and long-term tests that will need time to run. To avoid any problems, a few Windows settings need to be modified as shown below.

By the time you have reached the end of this list, it is mandatory to reset your computer and the GDS devices.

 

Power & Sleep settings

 

Start typing Edit power plan in the Windows search bar and click on it.

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Once the Power & Sleep window pops up, set Put the computer to sleep to Never.

This will mean that your computer will stay on all the time and any tests running in GDSLab should not be affected.

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After that, slightly below the previous change, click on Change advanced power settings

 

 

 

  1. Go to Hard disk → Turn off hard disk after → Set to 0/Never.

  2. Go to USB Settings → USB selective suspend setting → Set to Disabled.

  3. Go to PCI Express → Link State Power Management → Set to Off.

 

Turning off the USB power saving option in Device Manager

 

Open Device Manager in the Windows search bar on the keyboard or bottom-left corner Windows icon and type Device Manager.

 

 

 

 

Double-click on Universal Serial BUS controller → USB Root Hub (USB 3.0).

 

 

 

Open the Power Management tab and untick the option Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

 

This setting needs to be applied to all of the following:

  • “Generic USB Hub”

  • “USB Root Hub”

  • “USB Root Hub (USB 3.0)”

Advanced Port Settings

Connect your equipment to the computer via the USB ports.

 

Then open Device Manager in the Windows search bar on the keyboard or bottom-left corner Windows icon and type Device Manager.

 

 

 

Go to Ports → USB Serial Port (COM X); X= any available port.

 

Then go to Ports Settings => Advanced. Make sure the settings on the right side of the picture match your computer settings.


Repeat the same procedure for the all “USB Serial Port” in your list.