USB Port

Forum discussion tagged with USB Port.
  1. B

    [SOLVED] USB port only works at an angle?

    The USB ports on my laptop have been acting weird the past few months - they only connect when I tilt the USB cord horizontally away from me. Same issue with both ports. I thoroughly cleaned the ports and also used a needle to painstakingly lift each pin into the optimal position... no change...
  2. O

    Question is it my hardware failing or just my mouse?

    So for the past 2 days, my mouse has been disconnecting and reconnecting (sometimes causing most of my USB ports to go out) at first I thought it was a hardware problem so I tried updating my chipset drivers, updating BIOS, uninstalling, and reinstalling universal serial bus controllers...
  3. RussianMilkman

    [SOLVED] Ram and usb slots screwd

    So I took out my ram while my pc was off but my 0/1 switch was on 1 and plug qas plugged in. My screen doesn't pick up the pc and a usb port is broken. How bad is my board broken. Should I go to a repair shop or replace it? My lights for cpu, ram and boot is off (It's a MSI pro VH)
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    [SOLVED] USB Stops functioning when playing games, repeatedly, until permanently & requiring restart

    If I play a game, (apex, roblox, valorant so far) my mouse will randomly stop working (5s-1min after starting a game), and eventually stop completely until I restart my pc (3-10 mins after starting a game). Mouse stays lit, replug does nothing; nothing seems wrong with the mouse; I've...
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    Question Built a pc and only one USB port works.

    I’ve recently built my first pc and only one of the USB ports works. I am able to get to the windows setup screen as my usb flash drive is plugged in there but cant set it up due to not being able to use a keyboard or mouse. Anyone know how to fix broken USB ports or how to fix this issue?
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    Question Windows registry has done me dirty(literally). Need help with USBport Device IDs.

    Ok so I bought a new mic and everything seemed fine till about a week later when it decided to just become incompatible. I did some checking and apparently the device ID migration just wasn't working for this since the day I plugged it in. I tried a bunch of fixes and thought it was the Mics...
  7. D

    [SOLVED] Problem when playing videos through wireless router's USB port ?

    My household has an ASUS RT-AC86AU as a primary router, and an RT-AC68U being used as an AiMesh node. By and large, everything is working fine; streaming, connectivity, etc. Both of the routers have USB ports in the back, so I had the brilliant idea to plug in a USB drive loaded with MP4...
  8. Ashkan1408

    [SOLVED] Motherboard damage

    Hi, a friend of mine has assembled a desktop pc for me, at first everything worked well but a few days ago I connected a 2 TB external hdd to the frontal usb port of my pc but suddenly the hdd went so slow that I had to unplug the hdd and repair it using my laptop but since then the frontal usb...
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    [SOLVED] USB ports not working after one-time flash-drive plug-in (need to restart PC to make it work again) ?

    Recently found out about a problem with my USB ports as I rarely use flash drives. Every time I wanted to use a USB flash drive I have to restart my PC. Otherwise, it won't show up in "this PC", and going to the device manager it shows the USB flash drive (with a /!\ sign) has an error code 38...
  10. Jamie6902

    Question 6 out of my 9 USB ports stopped working and now drives aren't loading in windows

    Right guys, I'm not a tech wizard so I apologise if the explanation if this is really simple. Today I installed a new M.2 SSD, migrated my OS to it and all seemed fine - Don't think this caused the problem I then reinstalled Corsair ICue after Id had issues with it last year to see if it was...
  11. Help94

    Question My USB 3.0 are only working for one USB

    Ive got a recently bought case with 2-usb 3.0 and 1-usb 2.0 slots at the front. It was working fine for sometime until suddenly I noticed that both 3.0 slots are no longer working for any of my USBs (ive got 3 USBs) and even my phone cannot be read it always says not recognized BUT those usb 3.0...
  12. barkopalmer

    Question USB Wifi Adapter Unstable After New PC Build?

    Hi, So I just built a new pc with the following specs: HyperX Fury 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM (Kit of 2) ASRock B450M PRO4 MicroATX Motherboard AMD Ryzen 5 2600 GTX 750ti EVGA 430W power supply Fresh install of WIN 10Pro I'm trying to use my Belkin wireless adapter for internet. Model F9L1101...
  13. Euroman28

    [SOLVED] Wifi dongle looses connection to the internet? Possible PSU issue?

    I have a system with the following config. Asus Z370-p Intel i5 8400 Intel Stock cooler. 16 GB DDR4(2100 mhz) Corsair 600 Watt PSU. Samsung Evo 970 plus 1TB (recently installed) Asus GTX 1060 6GB model Windows 10 Pro (latest version) . I have two issues with the system I have to figure...
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    [SOLVED] USB HUB not working properly when connecting power cable to laptop

    Hi all, I recently bought a lot of accessories for my laptop was planing to put it in a dock and connect it to monitor, keyboard and mousse. However, i only have 3 USB 3 type A ports and one of them is broken and i need to connect 4 USB devices (rgb keyboard, rgb mouse, rgb headphones, and rgb...
  15. Brandon Umali

    [SOLVED] Can't detect internet and USB ports after reformat Windows 7

    Hi guys, I've just reformatted my Dell Inspiron 14 3000 series to windows 7, but I'm having a serious problem now because it won't read my USB which has the drivers for it and it is not even connecting to the internet for me to download the drivers for it. I don't have the CD drivers of it...
  16. qeqito

    [SOLVED] USB Ports still powered in sleep mode

    Hello everyone, I´m having a bit of a trouble to put my PC in sleep mode the way I want When I put my PC in sleep mode the motherboard keeps giving energy to my USB ports and the case LED starts flashing, How can I make my sleep mode as it is a shut down mode? I´m using ErP S4+S5 in a ASUS...
  17. jollypirate

    [SOLVED] Can you use a USB 3.1 Gen2 as a display out?

    I have a Msi B360A pro and i was wondering if it is possible to get a display out on the rear USB 3.1 Gen2 C port (want to connect a type c to vga adapter)
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    Question Gamepad gives error after connecting (Power surge on the USB port)

    I bought a new gamepad ( Speedlink strike NX), and i have used it for around 2 weeks. One day i connected it to my laptop and had error saying that Unknown USB device needs more power than the port can supply. I went to the place where i bought because I still had warranty , guy connects gamepad...
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    Micro center open box+sale

    I have been looking at the Ryzen 5 1600 and I was wondering if I get a open box for it and there is a sale on it will they both add together
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    Skype: earphones in, my friends can hear me but not my music

    when my earphones are plugged in, my friends can't hear the music from my mac but can hear me speak. When my earphones are disconnected they can hear me and my music just fine. Is there a way I can have my earphones in but still share the sounds from my macwith my friends on skype?
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    Kabylake on Skylake bios

    What will happen if i install a kabylake cpu on a skylake bios version of z170 gaming k3 gigabyte? I just did this but im not sure if my results are what they should be. The finished pc build keeps restarting and i cant access bios or anything to be able to q flash the bios because i get no...
  22. njpanella

    Brand New Custom Made Computer - OS Random BSoDs and File Corruption

    Parts Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 Fury RAM: Crucial 8 GB DDR4 CT8G4DFD8213 PSU: CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W CPU: Intel i5 65000 3.2ghz CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming k6 MSConfig as of 1/19/17...
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    How to change Aspect Ratio in Windows 10

    So i just turned on my PC today and to my surprise it has changed me from 16:9 to 4:3 ratios. Ive tried getting Microsoft to fix it for me via remote they just worsened it. I dont know what to do
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    Which lan port is Intel and which one is killer in my gigabyte z170x gaming 5?

    In my gigabyte z170x gaming 5 it has 2 lan ports lan 1 and lan 2 I always plug my internet to lan 2 both called rj 45 does both same ? Which port use Intel and which use killer in my motherboard manual I can find only rj 45
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    Help with new build

    I have a friendwho is building my son a gaming PC for Christmas and needed some advice. I am purchasing a 40" 4K display also and wanted to know what a recommended GPU would be for the best performance. Am I better off going with a GTX 980 either in SLI or 3-Way SLI, or shoud I go with a single...
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    Windows doesn't update

    So I build my custom pc a few days ago, and everything is working fine, but yesterday when I shutdown my PC it said installing windows updates. It was fine until then, but when I started it back later, it said configuring updates and it never got past 0% and then after a while it says reverting...
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    Water Cooling for LGA 1151 Skylake

    I got a new Mobo to support the new Skylake i7 6700k I'm having trouble finding a water cooler for the cpu since the size changed its a lga 1151. My case fits 280, 240,140 and 120
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    Can I use this 1GB of RAM in my gaming rig?

    I have 8GB of G.SKILL 1600 RAM but one of my sticks recently died. I am sending the sticks back to G.SKILL to get some new ones but I want to use my PC still. I have two old 512MB PCI2100 sticks of ram but I don't know if my OS (Windows 10) will support that. Can I use some kind of virtual ram...
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    Samsung 840 EVO SSD installing (either fresh or cloning) in HP Laptop that has 4 partitions on C drive

    Hi HP experts, I am writing to tell you my bad case with Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB SSD installation problem. I have purchased SSD from ebay and was looking forward to install it in no time in my HP EliteBook by using usb-to-sata cable and a Samsung Data Migration Software that it came with. I...