i think all my usb ports are screwed....

gabbaii · 07-29-2006, 02:53 PM

i cant get anything to work. ipod, usb stick or printer. i have a pci card with 4 USB 2.0 ports and 2 1.1 ports. ive tried all of them and none of them work. windows came up with a warning saying it has recovered from a major failure, or someting along those lines.

i plugged in my ipod as usuall. it started charging and i opened itunes. but ipod never appeared. it didnt come up in 'my computer' either and usually when you plug something into a USB port, it recognizes it in the taskbar. that didnt happen either. so i restarted my computer with the ipod still attached. when it started to boot my computer restarted by its self. i unplugged the ipod and it booted like normal. when i logged on the warning came up.

now none of the USB ports work. can any one tell me what might have happened and how can i fix it?

my ipod still works and plays music fine so im pretty sure that my ipod isnt broken. as i said before, my memory stick does work and my printer wont work.

thealmightyone · 07-29-2006, 03:15 PM

A problem with your card.

Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for the card, if they're needed?

As I've never used a Pci card for USB ports, I don't know what the problem IS. All I can suggest is to use the USB connections that are located on the back of your motherboard.

gabbaii · 07-30-2006, 01:49 AM

well it never had to install drivers and it always worked.

Crypto · 07-30-2006, 02:26 AM

look in the device manager to see if you have any errors (yellow exclamation points).
I found some useful info here:
http://www.usbman.com/Troubleshooter%20General.htm

gabbaii · 07-30-2006, 09:01 AM

ok ive established that the ports on my motherboard arnt wrecked. the ports on my pci card arnt working. the thing is that the motherboard ports are only 1.1. so they are really slow. is there any way to know if my pci card is broken or if its windows being stupid?

robina_80 · 07-30-2006, 10:17 AM

mate if the card came with drivers install them, if it didnt and the card doesnt work id get a new one

gabbaii · 07-30-2006, 12:23 PM

the card didnt come with any drivers. well i want to make sure it doesnt work before i get a new one. windows doesnt recognize it, so im going to format in the next couple of days and see it that fixes it. thanks for your help everyone

Alx717 · 08-01-2006, 07:20 PM

can you try it out in another computer because if so that would be a lot easier

07-29-2006, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
gabbaii Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MELbOURNE.AUSTRALiA Posts: 146	i think all my usb ports are screwed.... i cant get anything to work. ipod, usb stick or printer. i have a pci card with 4 USB 2.0 ports and 2 1.1 ports. ive tried all of them and none of them work. windows came up with a warning saying it has recovered from a major failure, or someting along those lines. i plugged in my ipod as usuall. it started charging and i opened itunes. but ipod never appeared. it didnt come up in 'my computer' either and usually when you plug something into a USB port, it recognizes it in the taskbar. that didnt happen either. so i restarted my computer with the ipod still attached. when it started to boot my computer restarted by its self. i unplugged the ipod and it booted like normal. when i logged on the warning came up. now none of the USB ports work. can any one tell me what might have happened and how can i fix it? my ipod still works and plays music fine so im pretty sure that my ipod isnt broken. as i said before, my memory stick does work and my printer wont work. __________________ C2D E6600 @ 3.0Ghz \| 2GB RAM \| 7950GT \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 -check out my gallery- http://beep-a-zoid.deviantart.com/gallery

07-29-2006, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,000	A problem with your card. Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for the card, if they're needed? As I've never used a Pci card for USB ports, I don't know what the problem IS. All I can suggest is to use the USB connections that are located on the back of your motherboard. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

07-30-2006, 01:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
gabbaii Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MELbOURNE.AUSTRALiA Posts: 146	well it never had to install drivers and it always worked. __________________ C2D E6600 @ 3.0Ghz \| 2GB RAM \| 7950GT \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 -check out my gallery- http://beep-a-zoid.deviantart.com/gallery

07-30-2006, 02:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Crypto Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 321	look in the device manager to see if you have any errors (yellow exclamation points). I found some useful info here: http://www.usbman.com/Troubleshooter%20General.htm __________________ TCPROIMAGES

07-30-2006, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
gabbaii Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MELbOURNE.AUSTRALiA Posts: 146	ok ive established that the ports on my motherboard arnt wrecked. the ports on my pci card arnt working. the thing is that the motherboard ports are only 1.1. so they are really slow. is there any way to know if my pci card is broken or if its windows being stupid? __________________ C2D E6600 @ 3.0Ghz \| 2GB RAM \| 7950GT \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 -check out my gallery- http://beep-a-zoid.deviantart.com/gallery

07-30-2006, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,913	mate if the card came with drivers install them, if it didnt and the card doesnt work id get a new one __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

07-30-2006, 12:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
gabbaii Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MELbOURNE.AUSTRALiA Posts: 146	the card didnt come with any drivers. well i want to make sure it doesnt work before i get a new one. windows doesnt recognize it, so im going to format in the next couple of days and see it that fixes it. thanks for your help everyone __________________ C2D E6600 @ 3.0Ghz \| 2GB RAM \| 7950GT \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 -check out my gallery- http://beep-a-zoid.deviantart.com/gallery

08-01-2006, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Alx717 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 63	can you try it out in another computer because if so that would be a lot easier

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