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biertonco

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i have various problems so any solutions to any of the problems would be very helpful. i'll just list them and anyone who has any idea what i can do please tell.

* i plugged a usb flash drive into my front usb. (now does not work on any pc) when i plugged it in first time a message came up saying error could not read what was inserted etc.

* My front USB's appear to know something is going in sometimes and then other times don't. it read a webcam being connected. but when i tried an external hard drive i got a similar problem as with my usb flash drive. luckily that still works on my old pc though.

* back usb ports seem to be doing similar weird behaviour.

P.S mouse and keyboard both work fine.

thanks in advance
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athalon X2 6000+
    Memory
    4GB OCZ platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD4850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    500Gb seagate barracuda 32mb cache
    PSU
    600W OCZ stealth
    Cooling
    Zalman
    Mouse
    logitech mx518
    Keyboard
    saitek eclipse
This could be from any of a number of issues - typically, I see this when a system has too many devices and is overloading the PSU. I'd test your PSU and make sure it is running OK, and use eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 to verify that you have adequate power - and even then, it can still be the CPU - depending upon the age of the PSU and the number of dust bunnies running around it may simply be performing poorly.

On a few instances though I have also seen faulty case design, in which the USB ports were shorting with the case, causing all sorts of problems. If you are not a hardware savvy person, I'd *highly* recommend that you carry the unit to a local repair shop and have them analyze it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
just used that power calculator and it said i should have around 405w to power my system. i currently have 600w so doubt that's the problem. could it have been the age of my flash drive. i've just ordered a new one so fingers crossed. are there any drivers you can download for your computer to instantly recognise a usb flash drive?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athalon X2 6000+
    Memory
    4GB OCZ platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD4850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    500Gb seagate barracuda 32mb cache
    PSU
    600W OCZ stealth
    Cooling
    Zalman
    Mouse
    logitech mx518
    Keyboard
    saitek eclipse
ive been using various devices and seem to have identified the problem but no idea how to solve it. there are two usb ports on the front of my computer. the top one when a device is plugged into it works fine. the bottom one however is the one that reads an error when a flash drive is plugged in. then it breaks the device. i tried it with a spare stick i had lying around is this one also now broken for good?

any ideas what's causing this one usb port to be so weird??
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athalon X2 6000+
    Memory
    4GB OCZ platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD4850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    500Gb seagate barracuda 32mb cache
    PSU
    600W OCZ stealth
    Cooling
    Zalman
    Mouse
    logitech mx518
    Keyboard
    saitek eclipse



this is before i connect the now broken flash drive into the dodgy port




after i plug in the flash drive
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athalon X2 6000+
    Memory
    4GB OCZ platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD4850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    500Gb seagate barracuda 32mb cache
    PSU
    600W OCZ stealth
    Cooling
    Zalman
    Mouse
    logitech mx518
    Keyboard
    saitek eclipse
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