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1182881 2011-03-02 02:42:00 What is the best way to keep drivers up-to-date?
manually or through a program?
if program is there a recommended program?

Thank you
NZHawk (4093)
1182882 2011-03-02 02:58:00 If it ain't broke why fixit? gary67 (56)
1182883 2011-03-02 02:59:00 Get them manually then install them (after you uninstall the old version). There are programs around but they dont always get the right version, or the right driver Speedy Gonzales (78)
1182884 2011-03-02 03:03:00 If it ain't broke why fixit?

x2.

No need to update unless you're having a problem. Driver updates, especially on older PCs have a tendency to cause more problems than they fix.
wratterus (105)
1182885 2011-03-02 03:30:00 Thanks for the input!

The computer is having troubles.
When anything is plugged into the usb ports on the motherboard the computer wont boot.
NZHawk (4093)
1182886 2011-03-02 03:35:00 That sounds like an issue that's occuring before you boot into windows, so it's not likely to be a driver issue. You could try updating the BIOS and/or checking the boot settings. wratterus (105)
1182887 2011-03-02 03:36:00 thank you - will do NZHawk (4093)
1182888 2011-03-02 05:44:00 Is it one port in particular, or any port; if one port only I would suspect a short within that port, if any port check for a short in the male plug/s of the units you're plugging in; alternatively you may have excessive current draw either individually or collectively, you usually can only draw .5 amps per port, also your power supply may not be supplying enough current to drive everything and boot too.

Do you have a large external HDD (3.5") or two, taking power from the USB port/s?
feersumendjinn (64)
1182889 2011-03-03 01:15:00 these are all great suggestions:

what I did was go into bios and
disabled usb boot and
disabled boot usb devices first

this has worked!
the computer boots fine with a usb device plugged in.

Thank you all for your suggestions
NZHawk (4093)
1182890 2011-03-03 01:16:00 Sweet as. :punk wratterus (105)
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