Re: USB Problem... Long

The message <5fvanvF3e5lm5U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
from John Jordan <junk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

Amelia Jane wrote:

Thanks Stevie, Jon.. Same happens with a powered hub and no other USB
devices attached, plus I am typing this on the errant modem on another
computer. It's worked flawlessly for 12 hours d'loading SP2, files,
software
etc.

First thing you need to do is find out whether this is a hardware or
software problem. A clean test install on a spare HD is usually the best
way.

An even better way is to try booting a Linux 'Live CD' such as knoppix
or Ubuntu (or one of the other hundred or so alternatives you could
choose from:-). No need to swap out hard drives or even worry about
contaminating an existing install.

Although the 'Live CD' might not enable the sound chip and offer a
reduced number of video modes, pretty well everything else (network
adapters, usb devices and firewire devices, not to mention keyboard and
mouse) should work ok unless there _is_ an underlying hardware problem.
Knoppix has been known to enable _everything_ in a surprisingly large
number of cases (FSVO 'large' :-).

A 'Live CD' can be a handy 'life saver', especially if you've already
tried one or two _before_ the system went 'funny' on you so you have a
'benchmark' to compare the 'funny' state to (i.e. be able to recognise
anything being _more_ unusual when testing with the Linux cd.

--
Regards, John.

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