Bad ports or bad flash drives?

[raraujo1989]

ok so i built a frankenstein computer with my older brothers old computer and when i put them in my case the usb ports dont work except for when i plug my mouse in

i put in two of my flash drives to test to see if the ports worked and they didnt and now my flash drives dont work on any computer (oh i had also plugged in my brothers ipod cause i forgot the ports didnt work and my brothers ipod no longer works in any computer either)

 

[Tedster]

did you install usb drivers? have you tested the usb lines to ensure they have voltage? Have you tested the PSU with a tester tool and multimeter? Are the USB ports plugged into the mobo correctly?

 

[kimsland]

Please try to recover your Flash Drive using this tool (and probably in another computer)

HP USB Disk Storage Format Utility
Http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/peripherals/SP27608.exe

Will format any USB flash drive
It can be known to recover Flash drives that are un-responsive too.

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By the way, yes USB ports can be the first things to go on a Motherboard

 

[raraujo1989]

ok one i did install drivers problem consisted
i went to mobo's site and donwloaded drivers from there no dice
i uninstalled the usb drivers powere off then powered on xp reinstalled drivers but nothin still
then i reinstalled xp and updated every kind of driver i could think of and then updated to service pack 2 which i was told would auto install drivers for usb and still nothin
oh i accidently also updated to service pack 3 like a week after
the ports are connected correctly i had other people check my junk just to make sure

and that other stuff you said i have no idea how to check that stuff and dont have those tools or meters you named