USB HD / storage driver

[VulcanJedi]

A while ago; I had something happen i thought maybe friends @ TekTips can help w/.
I have an external enclosure w/ FW and USB. Unbeknownst to me I had USB connection already plugged in and subsequently plugged in FW connection.
Needless to say my WinXP install didn't like that much.
Now 99.5% of the time NO usb removable device will connect; no hard drive, no hard drive enabled ipod, no usb pen drive. PDA connects; FW connects.
I believe i tried system restores; winxp installs.
Did I fry the MoBo? Is there something in registry perhaps?

Tranpkp

 

[linney]

Are there any kind of errors in the Device Manager, or even the Event Viewer?

Have you tried to use Device Manager to delete the USB root hubs that show on your machine now? Reboot and let XP rediscover the ports.

314634 - Windows XP Does Not Detect Your New USB Device

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314634&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

USB device does not function after connecting device to a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer or to a Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;870893&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

General USB troubleshooting in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310575&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

HOW TO: Disable the Use of USB Storage Devices in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823732#3

AutoPlay intermittently does not detect removable media or digital cameras

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822660&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

In the BIOS settings for your computer, load the 'Fail-Safe' default settings, and then reactivate the most frequently used options such as USB Support.

 

[VulcanJedi]

linney; thanks those all seemed like great resources but yeah none of them seemed to work...

Tranpkp

 

[linney]

Perhaps you can image your current XP partition and install XP clean after a format and then test again. Maybe you have enough free space to slip in a parallel install of XP and use that to test with. The results will soon tell you whether it is hardware, or not, that is causing the problem.

Read the paragraph in this article.

"To install Windows XP to a new folder (to perform a parallel installation):"

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH