usb ports not working

Question: Is my issue indicative of a DOA MOBO due to a BIOS/Chipset Failure or other on my new build? Making sure I haven't overlooked something here before I revert to RMA for the MOBO. Dropping $$$ for secondary CPU/MOBO/Memory/GPU/PSU is not an option right now as I'm saving for a GPU...

Hello, all. Sorry for the long post. TL;DR below. I have an old rig I built myself about 9 years or so ago (it's old, but it has served me well), with a couple upgrades I've done since the initial build (specs below). I've always plugged my cell phone's USB charging cable to my PCs instead of...

None of the usb ports work on my ASUS Z97-A motherboard, the mouse and keyboard were able to work in 2 of them for half a windows installation but now none of them work, they power on my mouse and keyboard but I cant get a signal, I've tried with multiple keyboards and mice, the case ports...

Is fiio e10k good enough for speakers (active ones obviously) or is it recommended only for headphones? I mean is there a difference between a DAC designed for headphones and for speakers?