I had this same problem with a 2.0 cord and a 3.0 cord both of which I bought at Best Buy...The ALP would not recognize at all, but I got the noise also when I plugged it in... Then I tried the cord at the link below, which I got from a Cooltoy video and this cord works...The laptop now sees it as a controller... https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-1-5ft-24AWG-Cable-Plated/dp/B009GUXG92/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=monoprice+usb+a+to+a+cable&qid=1619780318&sprefix=monoprice+usb+a+to+a&sr=8-3