On Dec 6, 11:02 am, TheFuzz <wl...******.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks for the reference -- but it does not relate to my issue.
>
> The issue is specifically that the machine immediately wakes fromsleep
> only if the USB hub is plugged in - otherwise all is AOK. (see original
> post)
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> --
> TheFuzz[/color]

Set the Function Discovery Resource Publication service to manual.
This solved this exact issue for me.