w7
First, please disconnect all USB devices and then perform the following steps:
Click "Start" button, type "devmgmt.msc" (without quotation marks) in the "Search" bar and press "Enter". Click "Continue" if necessary.
In Device Manager, double click to expand "Universal Serial Bus controllers", right click on the Host Controller, click "Uninstall" and click "OK".
Repeat the step 2 to uninstall all items under "Universal Serial Bus controllers".
Then, restart your computer and Windows 7 will reinstall all USB controllers automatically.
for xp or earlier
click start right click on computer select properties device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X
you will need to update/reinstall drivers
right click to reinstall drivers
if you can see your usb drive but its not working
ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts if you need more help with this or if i have missed the problem post a reply hope it helps
this could a problem with an unstable driver you might have to unistall the driver restart your computer then reinstall the driverif you motherboard came with a disk the drivers could be on it otherwise you might need to download themor a bad dusty or loose usb lead connectionclick start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X
you will need to update/reinstall drivers
right click to reinstall drivers
if you can see your usb drive but its not working
ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts
you will need to download one try one of these
http://download.cnet.com/usb2-0-driver-zip/3000-18493_4-163914.html
http://download.cnet.com/usb-2-0-root/3000-18493_4-55793.html
http://download.cnet.com/usb-mass-storage-controller/3000-18493_4-161651.html USB Mass Storage Controller
http://download.cnet.com/via-usb-2-0/3000-2098_4-10163319.html
Install a USB 2.0 host controller driver
http://download.cnet.com/usb-mass-storage-controller/3000-18493_4-161651.html
http://download.cnet.com/usb2-0-driver-zip/3000-18493_4-163914.html hope this helps
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