Vista - Won't charge phone through USB

In article <24A674B1-26B7-48F2-B869-77DAC80EC1FF@microsoft.com>, Dominic
Payer wrote:

> But laptops provide one 500mA supply for all USB ports, not the 500mA to*
> each port that a desktop will provide.

That is more correct than your first statement:

> Laptops will not supply power to external devices - it would drain*
> their batteries.

In fact my Averatec not only supplies power to USB but it does not turn it
off when you turn off the laptop -- so you can charge iPods or phones
without having the laptop on. It's a dam' nuisance if you have a mouse
plugged in <g>

Depending on the Toshiba they may have a mix of always on and only on when
power on USB ports.