the headset getting hot worries me. I don't kpw anything about electricioty or drivers but have you contacted the company to see if they an give you advice?
On May 6, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to think that was the issue, if I haven't used SNow Leopard with it > just fine as well. The thing that makes it look odd as well is that I can use > it for some time when I haven't used it in a while. DOing all kinds of stuff > with the wire would usually show where the broken part is, but nothing > happens. It might be the driver, but I wonder how they got outdated. I'm > almost tempted to go back to OS X 10.6.0 to see if that might be the case, as > it is a preinstalled driver. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On May 7, 2010, at 1:00 AM, marie Howarth wrote: > >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
