subject: Resolve Usb Ports Issues With Computer Support [print this page] USB ports are simple and carefree devices which are used to connect your digital camera, printer and flash drives to your computer. They are cool devices when used properly but sometimes you insert your gadget into the USB ports and nothing seems to happen. However, some tech support steps are suggested to work on such situations.
Diagnosing the real cause of problems in USB ports is the main challenge. No doubt it can be difficult but there are some common problems for USB malfunctions and you can try some tricks to fix the problems.
If you insert a device into the USB port and it does not work the problem can be either on the USB port or in the device itself. For checking whether the USB port is working properly from the perspective of the software you need to run the Windows update. If you update the Windows it will ensure everything is working well together. If you see everything is working fine, you can move on to checking with the Windows Device Manager. The process for performing this if different in Windows XP and Windows Vista or Windows 7.
If you are using XP, computer support technicians suggest you to go to the desktop and select the button start. From start you will need to go to run. On the search box that will appear you will need to type Devmgmt.msc. It will launch the device manager console. If you are using Vista/Windows 7, you will need to go to start and on the search box you will need to type device manager. A link will appear and clicking on which you can open device manager.
In the place of active devices you need to locate the USB ports. You need to click on each and every port to open its properties window to see the message the device is working properly an if you cant see the message you will need to try some computer repair tips.
Sometimes problems can be there in the USB ports if these are not compatible with the active copy of the driver. Sometimes you upgrade your system to a newer version of Windows but you forgot to upgrade the driver that worked well with the older version. You need to upgrade the drivers to make these compatible with the operating system.
Sometimes Windows on your system cant find a suitable USB driver and ask you whether you want a disk containing the driver. Tech support experts suggest you to response to the prompt and if you dont have that you can download it from the manufacturer of your computer.
If your device manager reports that the USB port is working fine and after upgrading the device driver the problem still persists, the problem could be with your hardware, suggest the computer support guys. The problem could also be your USB port also. You can check it by inserting the device to another USB port or by inserting the device to another computer.
If the device is still not recognized then the problem surely is in the device that you are inserting into the USB port. Sometimes if you unplug the device that is not working and then insert the device to the computer after giving it a reboot may help, suggest the tech support experts.
