On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:21:16 +0000 (UTC) Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > On 2018-06-28, terryc <ter...@woa.com.au> wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:27:30 -0400 > > Jape Person <jap...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> My suggestion is late, and possibly not much of a contribution due > >> to my not having read the entire thread. > >> > >> I have two motherboards which BIOS settings which allow the > >> front-side USB ports to be set for charging only. Is there any > >> possibility that such a setting is in effect on your motherboard? > > > > Idea welcome and I'll check it out. > > The mobo manual talks about option to enable/disable individual usb > > ports, but the reason(s) for this to be the cause for is ??? > > > > They're a security threat.
I was thinking about why it would switch off on my machine, but OTOH I was once directed to go around a office and remove all trhe floppy drives(when floppy drives = sneaker net) for the same reason. that was an interesting period of office politics.
