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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
There is a known problem with Windoze 8 and its cursed power saving modes...that randomly reduce the power the STi requires to less than usable levels.
A good quality powered hub should fix the problem.
Also, a little dab of sewing machine oil on the shutter spindle won't hurt either.  |
I am not using Windoze 8 either. Currently using windoze 7 and have disabled USB sleep mode. I found that even using the supplied cable I sometimes get the shutter only half opening, so maybe some sewing machine oil is needed. Though it has been doing this nearly ever since I got the unit. If I used a smaller cable through a powered hub such as the MHP it would not open the shutter at all or be only a very small slit. With it being half opened I can get a guide star generally. It is an intermittent problem though and most of the time the shutter opens right up.