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| 685745 | 2008-07-06 08:13:00 | I just purchased and installed a new MSI P35 Neo and have had a couple of problems with it. I've installed Vista successfully and it is running well apart from a couple of things. Firsty with regard USB ports, I can use the ones on the backplate, and several ports I have on a PCI card, but I can't see anything running off the ports on the motherboard which includes the ports running to the front of my case, and two more to a bracket on the back. I've updated to the latest Bios version and also updated the Intel Chipset. Still nothing. Any ideas what to try next? Also can see my 2 Seagate Sata drives and they're working normally, but can't see the Western Digital Sata drive. This did previously have a Windows install on it that crashed, but it is partitioned into five sections. I can't see it even if it is the only drive installed, that is it doesn't show up in the BIOS and it can't be seen in comoputer management storage section. What is the best way to either recover it or determine it is dead? |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 685746 | 2008-07-06 08:20:00 | Look in device manager for any yellow question marks, my new mobo installed this week only had usb1.1 until I installed the PCI driver from the Asus cd. Incidently I could not install windows XP without turning the PCI off in the bios as I was using an XP disk with no service packs luckily I had onboard graphics. Q2 run a live linux distro from CD and see if you can read the hdd I would put it into an enclosure though and run it through usb, I have recovered data off so called dead hard drives this way |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 685747 | 2008-07-06 08:20:00 | but I can't see anything running off the ports on the motherboard which includes the ports running to the front of my case, and two more to a bracket on the back. If you connected them (the front port USB) yourself to the mobo headers, you probably connected them the wrong way Thats one reason why theyre not working, the only maybe the bios may have more than 1 section for USB. And its not enabled in the BIOS |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 685748 | 2008-07-06 08:21:00 | Speedy I beat you, I actually had mine plugged the wrong way initially as the light wasn't to good in my work area. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 685749 | 2008-07-06 08:24:00 | Whatever you do, DONT plug USB into a firewire header (or vice-versa), if the mobo has 1. You'll probably kill it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 685750 | 2008-07-06 08:38:00 | Yeah I just had the plug the wrong way round I'm suprised it actually fitted | gary67 (56) | ||
| 685751 | 2008-07-06 09:34:00 | Yeah I just had the plug the wrong way round I'm suprised it actually fitted They USB is not in the wrong way - I don't think it is actually possible to do so as they have a pin missing to ensure they go in the right way. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 685752 | 2008-07-06 09:35:00 | If you connected them (the front port USB) yourself to the mobo headers, you probably connected them the wrong way Thats one reason why theyre not working, the only maybe the bios may have more than 1 section for USB. And its not enabled in the BIOS Can't see anywhere else to enable USB in the bios. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 685753 | 2008-07-06 09:49:00 | So were the front USB connections separate or altogether?? Which would have been easier to connect to a mobo header . You sure its a USB header you plugged it into? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 685754 | 2008-07-06 10:24:00 | So were the front USB connections separate or altogether?? Which would have been easier to connect to a mobo header . You sure its a USB header you plugged it into? Motherboard manual says it has four on board USB slots (to make up a total of twelve) . I have attached the front case connector to one of them, and a bracket with two USB to the back of the case . Neither works . |
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