FusionGuy -- Thanks for the suggestion - I tried this with no change ...

[quote=FusionGuy;842436]On Dec 6, 11:02 am, TheFuzz <wl...******.com> wrote:
[COLOR=blue]> Thanks for the reference -- but it does not relate to my issue.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=blue]> The issue is specifically that the machine immediately wakes fromsleep[/COLOR]
[COLOR=blue]> only if the USB hub is plugged in - otherwise all is AOK. (see original[/COLOR]
[COLOR=blue]> post)[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=blue]> Any other ideas?[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=blue]> --[/COLOR]
[COLOR=blue]> TheFuzz[/COLOR]

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