I cant speak to the PC, never used a microPC as the controller, have you tried using a different port? If using a USB3 port, try the USB2 port or vice versa.
Thanks 419Mining. I moved to the 2.0 port in the back and will report back. Can you share the rational behind the difficulty at 32? The instructions that came with the miner indicate that setting, but I have seen different difficulties on these boards. Appreciate it!