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absorbentishe · 08-24-2004, 07:48 PM

Okay, I had this pc built, and haven't been able to use any of my usb ports. I had loaded win 98 (don't laugh, I was trying to save money), and finally upgraded to XP thinking that would help. I still can't get anything to work. Should I uninstall XP, then re-install? Would that wipe everything off my HD? Thanks for any advice.

Here's my system
Celeron 2600
XP
512 ram
Can't remember the mobo
80 gig Western dig hd

Dilbert1234567 · 08-24-2004, 08:06 PM

does the MB have some drivers for it?

and you should probubly just install XP from scratch, its just better.

o14real · 08-24-2004, 08:11 PM

Check the BIOS to see in USB is enabled.

mrap1 · 08-24-2004, 08:20 PM

Are the USB ports built directly into the mobo? If so then o14real is probably right, you might have to enable them in the bios. If the USB ports plug into the mobo through some type of connector you might want to try inverting the leads, they may have been inserted incorrectly.

absorbentishe · 08-25-2004, 05:07 AM

4 of the 6 are built right into it. I've looked in the BIOS, and I thought they were, I'll check again.

Lasereth · 08-25-2004, 05:29 AM

Sometimes USB ports won't work unless you download the chipset drivers for your motherboard. I'd download those drives, install them, and then check in BIOS to see if USB is enabled. Other than that, I have no clue!

-Lasereth

Church · 08-25-2004, 07:24 AM

The person who built your computer might have simply forgot to actually plug in your USB ports.

mikec · 08-25-2004, 08:16 AM

have you looked at your device manager?

absorbentishe · 08-25-2004, 09:36 AM

Yes, the device managaer shows they are working. The guy who built it has sort of left me high and dry. I'll check to see if they are even connected, once I get home. Thanks for the ideas, I wasn't sure where to start looking.

08-24-2004, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	USB help Okay, I had this pc built, and haven't been able to use any of my usb ports. I had loaded win 98 (don't laugh, I was trying to save money), and finally upgraded to XP thinking that would help. I still can't get anything to work. Should I uninstall XP, then re-install? Would that wipe everything off my HD? Thanks for any advice. Here's my system Celeron 2600 XP 512 ram Can't remember the mobo 80 gig Western dig hd

08-24-2004, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	does the MB have some drivers for it? and you should probubly just install XP from scratch, its just better. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

08-25-2004, 05:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Sometimes USB ports won't work unless you download the chipset drivers for your motherboard. I'd download those drives, install them, and then check in BIOS to see if USB is enabled. Other than that, I have no clue! -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

08-25-2004, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	The person who built your computer might have simply forgot to actually plug in your USB ports. __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

08-25-2004, 08:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	have you looked at your device manager? __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

08-24-2004, 08:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
o14real Insane	Check the BIOS to see in USB is enabled.

08-24-2004, 08:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrap1 Insane Location: NY	Are the USB ports built directly into the mobo? If so then o14real is probably right, you might have to enable them in the bios. If the USB ports plug into the mobo through some type of connector you might want to try inverting the leads, they may have been inserted incorrectly.

08-25-2004, 05:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	4 of the 6 are built right into it. I've looked in the BIOS, and I thought they were, I'll check again.

08-25-2004, 09:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Yes, the device managaer shows they are working. The guy who built it has sort of left me high and dry. I'll check to see if they are even connected, once I get home. Thanks for the ideas, I wasn't sure where to start looking.