Re: USB ports not functioning on P4P800-SE

I am wondering if i should switch brands once it's replaced. I don't want
this to happen again. Is there another Asus board that takes a Celeron D
2.4GHz processor, PC3200 memory and 8x AGP or is this problem occurring on
all Asus boards?

Joe

"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <IsHof.5432$PQ3.836448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Cross Canada
> Classifieds" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The other day, i went out to do errands and had left my system running.
>> When
>> i came back, i could no longer move the mouse. It now appears that all
>> the
>> onboard USB ports no longer work. I have gone as far as to totally reload
>> the operating system. In Windows XP's device manager, it shows all the
>> USB
>> ports and no errors. But nothing USB will work. What gives?
>>
>> Joe
>
> It sounds like the "latchup" problem. There are a couple failure
> symptoms, and some people experience a "burnt" mark on the top
> of their Southbridge. Other people have the USB ports fail (just
> the I/O portion, the controller for the port still responds to
> the software). This is the only public admission in the industry,
> that there is a problem.
>
> http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/FAQ/FAQ_456.htm
>
> Use the warranty and get it repaired. You will need an RMA
> number, to return it to Asus.
>
> Paul


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