I read some interesting comments by Paul about the USB latch-up problem. Since I have a P4C800E-DLX mobo I am quite concerned about the matter. As Paul explained, one way to avoid the problem is using a PCI-USB card. I have the following question: does the problem only occur when hotplugging USB devices? In other words: when I power down the system before plugging in any USB device, plug in the device and restart the PC, will that be a safe way to avoid the latch-up? Thanks in advance! Jan