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How can I test if my USB ports are working correctly?

I have a Sabertooth P67-B3 motherboard, and I think my USB ports might not be working correctly, but I'm not 100% sure. The BIOS version is 1502 (American Megatrends). When I go to Device Manager, everything looks fine. No yellow warning boxes. The problem comes from not being able to connect my I-Phone 3. The charge light on the phone comes on when it connects, so it recharges, but I-Tunes won't recognize the phone being attached. Apple support says to keep uninstalling I-Tunes and reinstalling...

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I believe that USB ports are working correctly as PC is trying to get a driver. In any case you can...

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Why arnt my usb ports working?

hi i have this big problem with my hp laptop its a pavilion 1430-us model and this started about 3 months ago. so i was sitting on my bed using my laptop and i want to plug a usb device so i got my flash drive and i plugged it in the usb port and right...

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Hi i find this amazing you have all this technical knowledge but you manage to damage the laptop with...

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Usb ports not working?

I just installed windows xp because before its in chinese i installed to make it english Then after that installed P4PE/GE Series Motherboard Intel 845 PE / GE chipset series support CD rev.40.03 ASUS and my usb ports are fine and my usb mouse r fine...

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Just re-install teh drivers off the Motherboard CD, that should work. Your Dad was right, you need the...

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USB PORTS NOT WORKING. it is not recognized?

everytime I plug in something to my usb ports on my windows xp laptop a message pops up saying the device is not recognized. I did a system recovery yesterday and everything is in the factory settings so its like having a new computer. I can't update...

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Did you try updating the driver?

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USB mouse not working with USB ports in keybord...?

Hello! I have a DELL SK-8135 keyboard (which has no drivers). This keyboard provides USB ports. The problem is when i plug in my mouse it doesnt work. The mouse is being powered as its laser turns on, but my windows VISTA doesnt detect any mouse. The...

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There is probably not enough power to the mouse. Even though the light is on there are still sensors...

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USB ports not working?

The other day I plugged my ipod touch into the family desktop to put more music on it, and it didn't show that a device was connected, it didn't even show that it was plugged in or charging on the ipod. I assumed the was something wrong with the USB...

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Shut down your computer completely, unplug the power cord from the back for at least a minute (this...

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Computer help please, USB ports aren't working?

So the other day I got this 7 port usb hub for my computer, and when I plugged it in, it registered for about 10 seconds, then all of a sudden all the usb ports on my laptop stopped working. I've tried uninstalling the usb ports on my pc and then rebooting...

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Select another working port.... Good luck!

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USB ports stopped working - wtf?

I have a Dell laptop running XP (sp2) with two USB 2.0 ports that until yesterday were working fine. I made no system changes, but now the top one doesn't recognize anything and the bottom only works at USB1 speeds. Is this a hardware issue? This problem...

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Same problem, two different OSes? Yeah, it definitely sounds like hardware. Standard laptop checklist...

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How do I get my computer to recognize that my USB ports are USB 2.0? Windows driver update isn't working...

Windows XP earches for updated USB drivers and tells me there are none. I've installed all of the updates available for my Intel motherboard, but I still cannot get Windows to recognize my USB ports as 2.0. Whenever I plug a device into a USB port I...

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You need to find the make/model of your motherboard. Your motherboard will have a certain chipset on...

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USB port piece(desktop computer) fell out and both usb ports arent working?

I guess one of the many times i plugged my camera downloader into the usb port it stopped working so i took a look at it and the metal piece inbetween the two side by side usb ports had fallen out and maybe a plastic piece that i cant find. The wires...

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that seems to happen alot on cheaper cases i tried to fix it once but it seemed to have affected my...

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