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My oculus Rift will work for a few minutes then it will black out and start beeping.
Update the Oculus, reconnect the cable and see if you have plugged the oculus into a USB 3 port,
it would be best if you update your graphics card and windows
and switch off the power saving mode .
Maybe it helps
The head of the link cable is corroded at the point where it connects to the headset. I came here to get help on how to fix it ? because a used cable costs about $80. Fixing it means cleaning out the corrosion and replacing the connector pins (not sure that’s what they are called). Can someone advise on how to do this?
Hope this is useful to someone: I was having the exact same issue and I managed to fix it. I tried everything and nothing seemed to work, switched USB and Display ports, reinstalled Oculus Software, formatting all drives and it kept happening. After a year of frustrations, while reading online I found a guy who was suggesting that it had to do with motherboard power management. If you’re like me and can’t afford to buy a good motherboard after having spent $400, just buy an externally powered USB Hub. This fixed it for me, they cost 5-15 bucks (do make sure it’s externally powered). In case anyone wants to know, connections go like this: Headset USB to the Hub, Hub USB to motherboard, Hub power cable to wall plug (or any other source of power that isn’t the motherboard).
