Weird USB dropout

crytt

crytt

Beginner
Hello, I've been experiencing a weird problem with my computer recently. My motherboard has 6 USB ports, but if I use more than 3 at any time (2 are always used for kbm peripherals) one or both of the non-kbm items will stop responding.
This has happened with
  • Wifi Dongle
  • External HDD
  • Android MTP
  • Bluetooth and Wired Controller
I tried disabling USB sleep timeout in the OS and couldn't find anything that might be doing this in the BIOS but nothing really changed. At this point I sometimes just remove the keyboard to "make room" for the extra item. This is also not restricted to certain ports.
Is this normal?

My system is asus prime b350m-a mobo, amd r5 2600 cpu, gskill 16 gb single channel RAM, and a good gold 80+ PSU from Corsair.
 
Yes it's normal. Not enough power on the usb power lanes. Check how much power and amps your psu can output on +5v lines. You can use an external powered usb dock instead of buying a new psu.
 
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