USB slots

[Anushka101]

right had this PC for about three years now :p i got 6 USB slots and they started dieng one by one :S now out of the front two only 1 recognises things, the other one charges usb devices but doesnt recognise, back ones are working but i can only have like 3 USB devices connected to the PC at a time out of six :S i dont know whats happening with it. any1 else had this problem?

[SaxoJamie]

Not sure of the cause of it tbh , but I found on my old computer the USB ports gradually just died:n: What devices are plugged into the USB ports?

[Anushka101]

lol many,

<> Printer
<> Webcam
<> Gamepad
<> Optic mouse
<> ipod
<> Phone
<> Cable & wireless network card

Phone and Ipod gets switched around coz i dont got enough slots. now i only can use 3 Slots at a time, for instance if i plug in the ipod the networking card gets deactivated :S

[Alex]

Are the pins in the slot bent, seems a bit strange for them to die.

[Anushka101]

nop they are not :S and they charges the devices, windows just doesnt recognise more than 3 devices at once

[Alex]

I did a search, some people say XPSP2 can cause USB issues others say it's power problems.

Have you installed any hardware lately?

might be worth downloading speedfan to check voltages, http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

[djrem]

get a usb hub off of ebay.

i got a 7 way one for £3.

get two and you know have at least 14 slots using the good ens :)

[DarylVTR]

My mate had a problem like this.... it has a strange fix which worked for him.

At the back of the pc if it has an on / off switch turn it off and UNPLUG the power lead. Leave the computer for 30mins unplugged from the tower and then plug back in.

The key to this fix is to remove the POWER LEAD from the tower completely for atleast 10mins. (It will not fix it if removed from the plug socket only.

This has worked for me a few times as a IT Techy. VERY strange i know but it works strange!!

[98silvervts]

My mate had a problem like this.... it has a strange fix which worked for him.

At the back of the pc if it has an on / off switch turn it off and UNPLUG the power lead. Leave the computer for 30mins unplugged from the tower and then plug back in.

The key to this fix is to remove the POWER LEAD from the tower completely for atleast 10mins. (It will not fix it if removed from the plug socket only.

This has worked for me a few times as a IT Techy. VERY strange i know but it works strange!!

if you over run your usb (pull to much pwer) it will need resetting.
power off for a short period should fix the problem.

[Anushka101]

will give that a try, might be the case, sincem y comp is on for days. thx guys.

[djrem]

My mate had a problem like this.... it has a strange fix which worked for him.

At the back of the pc if it has an on / off switch turn it off and UNPLUG the power lead. Leave the computer for 30mins unplugged from the tower and then plug back in.

The key to this fix is to remove the POWER LEAD from the tower completely for atleast 10mins. (It will not fix it if removed from the plug socket only.

This has worked for me a few times as a IT Techy. VERY strange i know but it works strange!!

its a bios reset.

thats why it works.

You bios then re-checks everything on startup :)

[DarylVTR]

its a bios reset.

thats why it works.

You bios then re-checks everything on startup :)

Nope because we reset the BIOS via the jumpers and it didnt work untill we did the power trick.

Keep us updated as to wheather it worked.