PC won't recognize USB thumb drives.

Damaged port?

I'm assuming you have gotten different brands of drives each time you get a new one? If not, definitely try that.

The updating drivers thing is a good idea and you should try it in a different port. If that doesn't work, maybe your ports or too old?

quote Master of the VG

I also used to get this error from a USB port on the front of my case. It turns out that the cables connecting the USB port to the motherboard weren't properly installed.

I'm thinking that's what it is. I had to setup my motherboard myself without the manual, so chances are that i screwed up the front USB ports. The only place i would think they would plug into are two spots labeled "JUSB1" and "JUSB2". Their pin setup is like this:

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The plugs leading from the USB ports on the front have a set of three holes together in one plastic piece [...] and one single hole that's not connected to the other three [.].

I plugged them in by placing the single hole on the far left and the three-hole-piece to the right of it, so the entire bottom row is filled. This seems to be partially right, because the port is somewhat functional (functional enough to notice that there's something plugged in and tell me that it won't work).

I've tried just about every other combination i can think of and the only result is that the computer doesn't see the drive at all.

I have a MSI K8N Neo MS1070 mobo.

This message was edited by Timber Wolf on Feb 12 2006.

Have you checked under My computer>devices like normally, they haven exclamation next to them, explaining what is exactly wrong.

Timber Wolf, I have read all the messages above and they are very good advice.
I just have once question - Can you try putting a different USB Device in to the port to check if the port is the problem or the USB Device you are using is the problem.

Please try it mate

Take it EAZY

Alex

WELL I must have missed that.
Thank you for pointing that out to me RpgActioN.

Do you have any ideas on what the problem may be?????

Take it EAZY

Alex

you could try to harvest an $11 case or something...as fas as individual ports being sold, i have never heard of that. They'd probably cost around $11 anyways so i say buy a cheap ass case with front usb ports and rape it for parts.