I had the same issue for a long time. If your headset is old, it's likely the drivers are not working well with your system. Simple solution, get a new headset.
On 6 May 2010, at 22:37, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi guys, > > So, I'm looking for someone here who knows a lot about hardware, specifically > on the Mac-side and someone who knows a lot in particular about USB-devices. > Oh, and electricity, perhaps. > > Here's the deal. > > I've got a Skype Wireless Freetalk Headset, the old model. I've been using it > for a while with no issues at all. Eventually, my Mac would disable the > device because it said it was drawing too much power and had to be disabled. > > The headset setup consist of a round-shaped small box with one button to turn > off the receiver completely, and to pair it properly to the receiver and the > headset. On this box there are two buttons, one extending to the plug of a > USB and the other extending to a small, round plug which plugs into the right > side of the headset for charging. Both of these aforementioned wires both > extend away from the round box. When I get the message above in a dialog box, > the headset promptly turns off because there is no signal being received from > the USB port as it becomes disabled, and when touching the wire charging the > headset, it becomes boiling hot. The USB wire feels fine, but all the way > from the point from which the wire to the charger extends, to the plug that > goes into the headset for charging, becomes incredibly hot and almost > impossible to touch. > > My question to those knowing about this type of issue is this: Why would this > happen after a year or so of using this headset just fine? Is it because the > wire is broken? If that is the case, why could I use it for a couple of hours > prior to this happening today, regardless of twisted the wire became? > > Thanks, and I'd be grateful for any advice. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
