: Click Next to let Windows finish the installation. Hardware Verification

A: This is normal. It is an inefficient 5V chip. If it is too hot to touch, unplug it—it may be a counterfeit chip drawing too much current.

Elias refreshed his browser. The news loaded instantly. He leaned back, his eyes stinging from the screen glare, and smiled. The HLF1081A had been tamed. He stood up, finally ready for sleep, leaving the little white adapter to hum quietly in the dark.

Some variations of the HLF1081A (especially USB 3.0 versions) utilize a Realtek chipset.