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This is a weird one, that started once I updated to Windows 8.1, and has persisted. At first I thought the problem was with my Siig KVM switch, that allows me to share my mouse and keyboard with two different computers. Essentially, after the upgrade, every time I would click over to my Windows 8.1 machine on the KVM, I would then have to wait like 20 seconds for the new hardware tone to chime before I could use my mouse/keyboard. This was frustrating, as I tend to switch back and forth between these computers numerous times a day. I would also hear what I thought was my external hard drives powering on every time I would switch to the computer.
Then one day recently, I decided to take one of my external hard drives with me somewhere, and for a while I did not plug it back into the PC. Walla, my problem went away! The issue has something to do with this Toshiba DWC130 3TB external drive. When it is not plugged into my computer, I can switch back and forth between the two computers with zero delay. Starting with 8.1, when this Toshiba drive is connected to my machine, and I switch to it on the KVM, I have to wait for the drive to power up from sleep before I the mouse will take and I can start using the computer. I am hoping there is some sort of work around for this. I am contemplating taking the drive out of it's external enclosure and seating it inside the computer, as this has gotten to be quite frustrating.
Any help appreciated!
Then one day recently, I decided to take one of my external hard drives with me somewhere, and for a while I did not plug it back into the PC. Walla, my problem went away! The issue has something to do with this Toshiba DWC130 3TB external drive. When it is not plugged into my computer, I can switch back and forth between the two computers with zero delay. Starting with 8.1, when this Toshiba drive is connected to my machine, and I switch to it on the KVM, I have to wait for the drive to power up from sleep before I the mouse will take and I can start using the computer. I am hoping there is some sort of work around for this. I am contemplating taking the drive out of it's external enclosure and seating it inside the computer, as this has gotten to be quite frustrating.
Any help appreciated!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
- CPU
- Processor AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 635 Processor, 2800 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
- Memory
- 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GTX 460