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    laptop USB not working.

    the USb port (all 3) seem to have stoped working, when i plug in my usb drive it powers up, but then the laptop doesn't show anything.

    is there a device that will plug into the Ethernet port with usb sockets i could use?

    #2
    If it's all three then I think it's probably a driver issue.

    My laptop has one USB port on each side and two USB controllers show up in Windows. I often find laptops with lots of USB ports have multiple USB controllers.

    Have you already ruled out driver issues? I've come across a few PCs whose USB ports would not work properly or at all until their drivers had been installed. These were usually USB 3 ports on PCs running Windows 7 or XP and would not work with the built-in Windows drivers.

    If you have the means, you could try setting up a USB stick as a bootable Ubuntu(has very good driver support) to confirm if your USB ports really are toasted.

    Originally posted by beecee View Post
    is there a device that will plug into the Ethernet port with usb sockets i could use?
    Another laptop :P

    But seriously, you can share the USB drive on the other laptop and access its files over the network.

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      #3
      Could be a fuse - if you tried to draw too much power. My mate plugged in a usb powered mini vacuum cleaner to his usb keyboard and blew the keyboard and the mb ports.

      If it's a Lenovo or similar, they have resetable fuses. You just power cycle and away you go. Randombs suggestion about the Linux USB key is a good one - if it doesn't boot you have an issue. If it does you can see if the other ports are OK and if they are OK, it's a windows driver issue as [MENTION=2625]randombs[/MENTION] said.
      Last edited by gunrock; 15-10-2018, 09:01.

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