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by moron4hire 3599 days ago
I have trouble with warm restarts losing the USB controller on which that keyboard is connected. No other keyboard causes this problem, and it is definitely the entire controller. Scary to imagine what they could be doing in that driver.
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I use a unicomp keyboard, and I have the same problem. I think the problem is that it draws quite a lot more current than other USB peripherals. I have mine plugged into a powered USB hub, which seems to help.
It definitely pushes the envelope on power, if it's connected to a port that doesn't deliver, it won't work right... much more than typical membrane keyboards. They also have issues with some KVM switches that don't provide enough power. Wound up using a split power cable (like one that's usually for extra power to USB external drives, so I could push extra power into the USB interface.

Love the keyboards though... despite some QC issues.

I bought the PS/2 version. Don't have this problem.
I've never had that happen...