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Kontrol S4 USB 3.0 Conflict
Posted on: 20.09.2012 by Joline Behymer
As many users may know Kontrol S4 is not compatible with Windows 7 and USB 3.0. After receiving my new Alienware M17x laptop, and trying to run the S4 through any of thee four USB 3.0 inputs, I was crushed to see the blue screen of death every time. Upon further research, I discovered that the eSATA combo port is indeed USB 2.0. Plugged the S4 into it and bingo, I'm in business.

Ryan
Faustino Stringfellow
23.09.2012
Originally Posted by ksandvik
USB 3.0 throughput is overkill for S4, anyway, assuming you have a laptop with USB 2.0 output and not 3.0 only.
but if you have a modern laptop without USB2, you have no choice other than to use USB3.... that's the point of all these discussions.
Faustino Stringfellow
23.09.2012
Originally Posted by Bedlam
As many users may know Kontrol S4 is not compatible with Windows 7 and USB 3.0. After receiving my new Alienware M17x laptop, and trying to run the S4 through any of thee four USB 3.0 inputs, I was crushed to see the blue screen of death every time. Upon further research, I discovered that the eSATA combo port is indeed USB 2.0. Plugged the S4 into it and bingo, I'm in business.

Ryan
good that you found it, but if you'd read the many posts about this ...they would have told you the same.

BTW Windows 8 has zero problems with USB3 & S4. I was even brave enough to gig with it last evening .
Joline Behymer
20.09.2012		As many users may know Kontrol S4 is not compatible with Windows 7 and USB 3.0. After receiving my new Alienware M17x laptop, and trying to run the S4 through any of thee four USB 3.0 inputs, I was crushed to see the blue screen of death every time. Upon further research, I discovered that the eSATA combo port is indeed USB 2.0. Plugged the S4 into it and bingo, I'm in business.

Ryan
Faustino Stringfellow
23.09.2012
Originally Posted by ksandvik
USB 3.0 throughput is overkill for S4, anyway, assuming you have a laptop with USB 2.0 output and not 3.0 only.
but if you have a modern laptop without USB2, you have no choice other than to use USB3.... that's the point of all these discussions.
Celine Surico
23.09.2012		USB 3.0 throughput is overkill for S4, anyway, assuming you have a laptop with USB 2.0 output and not 3.0 only.
Faustino Stringfellow
23.09.2012
Originally Posted by Bedlam
As many users may know Kontrol S4 is not compatible with Windows 7 and USB 3.0. After receiving my new Alienware M17x laptop, and trying to run the S4 through any of thee four USB 3.0 inputs, I was crushed to see the blue screen of death every time. Upon further research, I discovered that the eSATA combo port is indeed USB 2.0. Plugged the S4 into it and bingo, I'm in business.

Ryan
good that you found it, but if you'd read the many posts about this ...they would have told you the same.

BTW Windows 8 has zero problems with USB3 & S4. I was even brave enough to gig with it last evening .

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