USB Port Destroys Devices

Hello,

I have a strange situation. I built my computer from the ground up with a asus 750i sli motherboard. I was never able to get the front USB ports working, but I didnt think anything of it, only a minor inconvenience.

The other day, however, my friend plugged his 1TB external hard drive into the front USB port thinking it would work, and of course it didnt. Now the drive wont work on any usb port on any computer. On a hunch, I tried the front USB port with two good USB thumb drives. Both worked fine, but after plugging them in they dont work at all.

My question is twofold.

1. Can I fix this? if so how?
2. Can I fix my/my friends drives? if so how?

Note: that none of the drives are visible in the windows device manager, nor are they visible from /dev directory under debian linux, its almost as though they are not connected.

Thanks a lot,

 

i cant say any thing about that i am not such expreance on hardwere work

 

are the usb ports plugged in?

i don't see how a non-working port would damage a device,unless it gave it a jolt of electricity.

thanks for sharing.
do you have any experience on spelling,grammar,or punctuation?

 

Hi There

I ve seen this happen before and its due to the front USB ports not wired up correctly.

Consult your mobo and case manuals for correct wiring / pin connection.

Not sure if you can bring damaged devices back to life as I seen this with a Speedtouch USB modem.

Regards

 

Sounds like the devices got hit with some kind of power surge, or a flow of power outside the operating range of the device. Are you absolutely sure you connected the front USB ports to the motherboard correctly?

 

You should certainly be checking your connection to this front USB. A USB not connected at all is fine but when it is wrongly connected, it is bound to not work and cause such physical damage to the devices when inserted in it!

This surely appears to be a case of faulty wiring!

Regards,

RightMan

 

I hope you'll fix the devices and I think you should better just stop connecting front ports that you don't use to your motherboard to prevent damage to other devices.

 

Check your USB wiring their should be a problem in wiring

 

that was really funny !!!

 

Its Mostly A Motherboard Problem...If your motherboard or pc is under warranty please ask your technician to replace the damaged parts. also check if other ports are working....its mostly a power surge or earthing of the power mains...must be the problem

 

i thought so.
thanks.

 

yeah funny too

 

just chage your mother board or the damage part