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My 3 year-old PC (P4P800 mobo w/Penitum IV 2.8Ghz) has been running Win XP
Pro Sp2 forever, with never a problem whatsoever; and now *suddenly*, *none*
of the 8 USB ports work anymore ?!
The printer/scanner is no longer visible to my PC, same with my Smartphone
or cameras, or even my 7-in-1 flash reader that has always worked for 3 years
with permanent drive letters assigned is nowhere to be found in My Computer.
Poof!
I cannot fathom what would cause this: hardware or software?
Things to consider:
1. It cannot be hardware related, since all 8 ports *failed* at once.
2. It annot be mobo's battery since BIOS is fine, remembers everything.
3. I flashed the BIOS to most recent version anyways.
4. I tried to Uninstall all hubs/ports in Device Manager, shut down, reboot,
re-scan for hardware changes and re-install drivers.
5. I installed the latest Intel chipset (865PE) drivers for my mobo.
6. I uninstalled the latest Windows Updates, including the MS Photo Info
Tool plug-in.
7.I tried a System Restore to a week-old config when it was working.
The only thing that *may* be to blame is our increased usage of USB Jump
Drives as the whole family uses plug and un-plug thumb/jump/keys more
frequently, using the same 2 front ports. But that should not affect other
USB devices permanently installed.
So, what do you think? Hardware or software?
Bob
Pro Sp2 forever, with never a problem whatsoever; and now *suddenly*, *none*
of the 8 USB ports work anymore ?!
The printer/scanner is no longer visible to my PC, same with my Smartphone
or cameras, or even my 7-in-1 flash reader that has always worked for 3 years
with permanent drive letters assigned is nowhere to be found in My Computer.
Poof!
I cannot fathom what would cause this: hardware or software?
Things to consider:
1. It cannot be hardware related, since all 8 ports *failed* at once.
2. It annot be mobo's battery since BIOS is fine, remembers everything.
3. I flashed the BIOS to most recent version anyways.
4. I tried to Uninstall all hubs/ports in Device Manager, shut down, reboot,
re-scan for hardware changes and re-install drivers.
5. I installed the latest Intel chipset (865PE) drivers for my mobo.
6. I uninstalled the latest Windows Updates, including the MS Photo Info
Tool plug-in.
7.I tried a System Restore to a week-old config when it was working.
The only thing that *may* be to blame is our increased usage of USB Jump
Drives as the whole family uses plug and un-plug thumb/jump/keys more
frequently, using the same 2 front ports. But that should not affect other
USB devices permanently installed.
So, what do you think? Hardware or software?
Bob