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Old April 21st, 2012, 07:57 PM
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USB dead?
Hi, the topic says it all really, my USB is completely DEAD.

However, some devices which are powered by USB (flash drives, keyboards etc) work fine.

When i try my printer or my external HDD (which are powered by A/C power supply units) absolutely nothing happens.??

Any ideas??

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Old April 21st, 2012, 10:43 PM
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Have you tried swapping the keyboard and printer ports to see if the issue only exists for certain ports? If this is the case, then the USB controller, probably on your motherboard, is dying. There's really no easy way to replace it, but you can buy USB controllers that interface over PCI. You could also just plug a hub into one of the working ports.

It would be unusual for only externally powered devices to not work.

If the problem doesn't seem to be tied to particular ports, download and burn a Linux live CD and see if you can get the HDD to show up on there. If you can, then it's a software issue with Windows. If you can't, then it might be a hardware issue.
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Old April 23rd, 2012, 04:39 AM
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It appears to be solved with a windows update....atleast thats the last thing i did, then it worked!

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Out of curiosity, what was the update that you installed ?
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You sure it didn't simply need a reboot? Sometimes I do...
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Hi I had the same problem .... But after a complete reinstall system everything works fine....
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Hi I had the same problem .... But after a complete reinstall system everything works fine....
A complete re-install would work, but it's a bit drastic until all the other options have been looked at don't you think!?
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Old April 26th, 2012, 05:53 PM
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Lol yea espicially when its the last thing you find. Completely configured all roles, deployed websites etc etc, oh and then usbs dead....
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One simple step of reinstalling would solve your problem. I also had the same problem like you are facing.
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One simple step of reinstalling would solve your problem. I also had the same problem like you are facing.


Nah sorted it without reinstalling.
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