Dunno. It was more the 'power on' LEDs on the front of it that annoyed. Since I have two different OS computers on this workstation, and only the PC uses the web cam. But there were a couple of other externals with power LEDs too, normally left plugged in.
My mobile stays in the kitchen when I'm in - more of a landline type. So I provided one of those sockets with USB power for it and other things at a convenient place on a worktop. At least I then know where it is when going out. ;-)
It wouldn't matter if the PC is on 24/7. ;-)
My new laptop - rather pricey too - hasn't got one of those. Or any 'ordinary' UBS. Or rather one via an adaptor. Had to buy extra.
I did try and get Windows to do what I wanted. No luck. Hardly a surprise.
Had you bought smart in the first place...
Beginning to see a pattern with the problems.
I charge mine from the PC while working at home or overnight - as with three kids, I can never find an available charger otehrwise!
When working in the office, many people charge from PCs, as most workplaces require you to have your plug-in charger tested by them before you can use it. There are even special "power-only" cables to allow you to do this in places that don't allow you to plug any data devices into their PCs.
It's very common for motherboards to power USB ports when the computer is shutdown, as long as power is going to the PS. The PS would normally have an output labelled +5VSB or similar.
What?
Not as much current available as with the supplied phone charger usually so charges more slowly.
Mine is on the opposite side of the deep armchair I compute from with my feet up an a big square footstool so its comfortable all day and half the night. I eat and watch recorded free to air TV and downloaded stuff in that chair too now. So, because I am right handed and the PC is on the left side, its more convenient to have the phone on the right side now that all incoming and outgoing phone calls except the now rare spam is on the iphone.
Mad. Much better quality than even a good quality cordless phone and the contacts and history is all in the one place.
It looks to be a 'relatively' recent thing. The old MB fitted to that computer didn't. But luckily there is a way to turn it off.
Define relative :-)
My 9 year old Gigabyte MB supports what it calls, "On/Off Charge Technology", where it "allows you to charge your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch regardless of whether your PC is on, in standby mode or even off".
Not really sure the age of the original Asus. It certainly started off with XP, before going to Win7. Couldn't get it to work with Win10 hence changing to an all singing and dancing Gigabyte. And now I've got on top of the various things needed to get it to do what the old MB did, performs rather well. Still find the BIOS settings anything but intuitive, though. With the handbook not much help.
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