Re: USB port not working SOLVED!!


"Bill" <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This time count the number of mounting holes then count the number of
> standoffs in the case. If you have any extra remove them. The usual
> extra one occurs at the back near the agp/first pci slot. Some boards
> are set up for 2 mounts in the area, some only one.
>
> When you put the board back in, start with only one screw to one mount
> at a time then try your usb connection. Proceed one at a time until you
> find the failing screw area. If the first one fails, move to a
> different standoff and see if that works. Of course remove the power
> everytime you put in a new screw. If you get them all in with no
> failure, problem solved. If you can't get at least one in without
> failure, get a new board.


Bill,

You hit the jackpot!! I had two extra standoffs in the case. I removed them,
put all the screws back in, put in the cards, turned it on, and voila! It
works perfectly, USB ports and all.

So--everything everyone said in this thread was absolutely correct, and
there were really no internal contradictions about the grounding, etc.

I think the only reason no one suggested the possibility of extra standoffs
earlier was that they all assumed no one on this newsgroup would be that
flaky. :-)

Maybe I should call ASUS and suggest they remind people about extra
standoffs. Of course, their method of covering all the standoffs with
electrical tape would have worked, too, but it wasn't necessary.

Thanks again to everyone who helped on this thread: Bill, Malcolm, Rick, PB
and Kevin.

Ken




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