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    laptop not picking up USB device
    « on: May 15, 2008, 03:51:47 PM »
    When I plug a device into any 1 of the 4 USB ports, my laptop is not picking the device up at all.  My laptop is an Acer Aspire 3610 & it's on Windows XP SP2.  I have uninstall the USB Root Hub in Device Manager, downloaded Intel Chipset Driver from the Acer website but it is still not working.   :'(

    Is there anything else I can do?  ???

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    Re: laptop not picking up USB device
    « Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 07:06:49 PM »
    Does your USB device work on other computers?

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      Re: laptop not picking up USB device
      « Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 06:08:35 AM »
      yes, it does work on other computers

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      Re: laptop not picking up USB device
      « Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008, 12:27:15 PM »
      So..... what is this "device" we're talking about?

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        Re: laptop not picking up USB device
        « Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 02:30:39 AM »
        it's anything that plugs into the usb port, eg webcam, memory stick, mp3 player.  there are 4 usb ports on my laptop but none of them works.  :'(

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        Re: laptop not picking up USB device
        « Reply #5 on: May 17, 2008, 07:48:38 AM »
        I know what a device is, what I meant is does this happen with any particular device or all devices?

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          Re: laptop not picking up USB device
          « Reply #6 on: May 17, 2008, 09:31:04 AM »
          hiya, no matter which device i plug into the usb ports, it doesn't work.  cheers.

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          Re: laptop not picking up USB device
          « Reply #7 on: May 17, 2008, 05:56:21 PM »
          My son works at Geek Squad and he tells me all the time about multiple, various ACER failures. Is this machine still under warranty by chance?

          Have you checked in the BIOS to ensure that USB is enabled? Did it ever work correctly? If so, what has happened since then? How old is the machine?

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            Re: laptop not picking up USB device
            « Reply #8 on: May 18, 2008, 01:37:37 AM »
            My son works at Geek Squad and he tells me all the time about multiple, various ACER failures. Is this machine still under warranty by chance?

            Have you checked in the BIOS to ensure that USB is enabled? Did it ever work correctly? If so, what has happened since then? How old is the machine?

            hiya,

            1)  the machine is no longer under warranty
            2)  yes, the USB ports are all enabled
            3)  yes, all the ports used to work properly
            4)  it happen since about 3weeks ago when i put a usb wireless adapter into the usb port.  i have to use a wireless adapter as the wireless untility on my machine was not working properly.
            5)  the machine is about 2 or 3 years old.  it was mine birthday present from my husband thus i really would like to make it work again

            thank you

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            Re: laptop not picking up USB device
            « Reply #9 on: May 18, 2008, 05:22:03 PM »
            This is from Microsoft.


            Remove and reinstall all USB controllers
            To remove and reinstall all USB controllers, follow these steps:
            1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.
            2. Click the Hardware tab.
            3. Click the Device Manager button.
            4. Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.
            5. Right-click every device under the Universal Serial Bus controllers node, and then click Uninstall to remove them one at a time.
            6. Restart the computer, and then reinstall the USB controllers.
            7. Plug in the removable USB storage device, and then test to make sure that the issue is resolved.
            Sorry,The USA has ruined the language The United Kingdom loaned us. We do our best not to type gibberish. I Hope you can forgive us.

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              Re: laptop not picking up USB device
              « Reply #10 on: May 20, 2008, 03:30:04 PM »
              hi street1, thank you for your reply.  i have followed your instructions, however when i plug in a usb device (step7 in your instruction), eg webcam, memory stick, none of the usb ports are working  :'(

              any other advise pls?

              thank you.

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              Re: laptop not picking up USB device
              « Reply #11 on: May 21, 2008, 12:07:15 AM »
              You could get a cheap PCMCIA USB 1.1 or 2.0 adapter if you really need USB and cant get it working for the integrated.

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                Re: laptop not picking up USB device
                « Reply #12 on: June 05, 2008, 04:54:56 PM »
                hi, thanks for all your advise.  i did a system restore and the usb ports are working now  ;D.

                thank you  ;)

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                Re: laptop not picking up USB device
                « Reply #13 on: June 06, 2008, 02:44:09 AM »
                Sometimes the simplest things work best...

                Good work.

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                  Re: laptop not picking up USB device
                  « Reply #14 on: January 04, 2009, 12:36:09 AM »
                  thanks street1, that worked , i had the same thing happen ,
                  thanks for the info, all is well now ,.