NO USB Ports working at all.

ab54666 · #1 28th Dec 2007, 15:04

Hi there, wonder if someone can help as i'm stumped!

A friends PC's USB ports no longer work - i think the ports have suspended when he was putting in and out a MP3 Player.

Difficulty is means no Keyboard or mouse working (Only USB Ports on this PC).

Can't use a boot disc as his PC requests "press any key to boot from disc" so i'm stumped.

Any ideas guys and girls?

**zerocool** · #2 28th Dec 2007, 15:13

Try and borrow a ps2 keyboard and mouse or get a usb - ps2 convertor to re-enable the ports either in the bios if it has been disabled there or in the windows device manager

ab54666 · #3 28th Dec 2007, 16:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerocool

Try and borrow a ps2 keyboard and mouse or get a usb - ps2 convertor to re-enable the ports either in the bios if it has been disabled there or in the windows device manager

I did take mine along (PS2 keyboard & Mouse), but thats the big issue, no PS2 ports! - So as the USB doesn't work I can't plug a keyboard in anywhere!

**mrdaveyk** · #4 28th Dec 2007, 16:19

ps2 ports also dont work....hhmmm odd so you have no way of system restoring?

that fixed my usb power issue

ab54666 · #5 28th Dec 2007, 16:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdaveyk

ps2 ports also dont work....hhmmm odd so you have no way of system restoring?

that fixed my usb power issue

it's not so much the PS2 ports don't work - more there aren't any!

All The PC has is 6 usb, one parralel and one serial - can you get a usb - serial adaptor?

**zerocool** · #6 28th Dec 2007, 17:04

Buy a ps2 header card, they are quite cheap

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815124045

Just plug it into a spare pci slot and bobs your uncle, ps2 ports and a couple of extra usb ports just for good measure

**Black Magic** · #7 28th Dec 2007, 17:13

you are in a pretty bad situation . you could try to rip all the current ones out and put new ones in...

**Black Magic** · #8 28th Dec 2007, 17:17

if it has a parallel, you can try and find a really old mouse cuz that's all there was back in the P1 days.
i'll show you a photo

**Black Magic** · #9 28th Dec 2007, 17:22

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ab54666 · #10 28th Dec 2007, 17:29

Just looking on the net I think I can get a serial to ps2 connector, although thye seem to state must be a mouse thats built for such, a "combination" mouse?!