USB issue under winXp

Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.

The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
I can only presume it's a OS software issue.

Are there any simple tricks to reloading the XP drivers?

I'm using:
Asus P5Q premium
C2Duo 3.17
4 gig ram
ATI video card
XP pro

UPDATE* I've just noticed the IDE devices, 2 DVD rom/rw, are not longer
detected either.

Thanks in advance

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> Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
> installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
> the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.

> The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
> keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
> mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
> I can only presume it's a OS software issue.

> Are there any simple tricks to reloading the XP drivers?

> I'm using:
> Asus P5Q premium
> C2Duo 3.17
> 4 gig ram
> ATI video card
> XP pro

> UPDATE* I've just noticed the IDE devices, 2 DVD rom/rw, are not longer
> detected either.

> Thanks in advance

Just uninstall the relevant devices/or their controllers in Device
Manager and then restart Windows.
In theory Windows should reinstall the devices correctly.

--
Derek

"Some days you're the pigeon,some days you're the statue"

Jim E <> wrote:

> "phinlee1" <> wrote in message
> news:1j1ezrp.1pipj661n00sp3N%...
> >
> >
> > Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
> > installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
> > the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.
> >
> > The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
> > keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
> > mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
> > I can only presume it's a OS software issue.

> sounds like you might have dislodged a cable when in fiddling. Try
> unplugging and replugging all the cables.
>
thanks, i'll try that

> or.is your psu on the way out...old?

it's a 650W Hyper - a reputable brand but about 4-5 years old now. I've
probably got her maxed out with 4HDD, 2 ex-HDD, 5 usb devices, 2 IDE,
ATI4700, and dual CPU. no overclock though


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Derek MacKeddie <> wrote:

> The message <1j1ezrp.1pipj661n00sp3N%>
> from (phinlee1) contains these words:
>
>
>
> > Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
> > installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
> > the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.
>
> > The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
> > keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
> > mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
> > I can only presume it's a OS software issue.
>
> Just uninstall the relevant devices/or their controllers in Device
> Manager and then restart Windows.
> In theory Windows should reinstall the devices correctly.

After i posted i thought someone may suggest this. I'll dig out a PS2 KB
and mouse and report back with my findings.
cheers
Fin.


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GT: phinlee1

Jim E <> wrote:

> "phinlee1" <> wrote in message
> news:1j1g7ja.77u80chprt2kN%...
> > Jim E <> wrote:
> >
> >> "phinlee1" <> wrote in message
> >> news:1j1ezrp.1pipj661n00sp3N%...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
> >> > installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
> >> > the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.
> >> >
> >> > The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
> >> > keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
> >> > mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
> >> > I can only presume it's a OS software issue.
> >
> >> sounds like you might have dislodged a cable when in fiddling. Try
> >> unplugging and replugging all the cables.
> >>
> > thanks, i'll try that
> >
> >> or.is your psu on the way out...old?
> >
> > it's a 650W Hyper - a reputable brand but about 4-5 years old now. I've
> > probably got her maxed out with 4HDD, 2 ex-HDD, 5 usb devices, 2 IDE,
> > ATI4700, and dual CPU. no overclock though
> >
> >
> > --
> > ___________.
> > GT: phinlee1
>
> When my psu was on its last legs the usb`s started behaving bad. I could no
> longer have 3 or 4 of them working and had to unplug a few things. I didnt
> know it was the psu at the time and thought it was something to do with the
> input/output section on the back of the pc. A few weeks later the psu died
> completely and when I replaced it all the usb`s started working again.
>
> So keep it in mind if all else fails. 4-5 years is quite a long time even
> with a good psu!

Intersesting. A few months back the machine kept rebooting after bios. I
thought it was a mobo fail but i unplugged all the USB devices and she
came back to life.
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phinlee1 <> wrote:

> Derek MacKeddie <> wrote:
>
> > The message <1j1ezrp.1pipj661n00sp3N%>
> > from (phinlee1) contains these words:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Last weekend I took it upon myself to fix the noise on my zalman fan by
> > > installing a 'fan-mate 2' 3pin header. It's sole purpose it to control
> > > the fan speed. I also cleaned up a bit of dust with the vacuum.
> >
> > > The problem I've now encountered, as a result, is the USB mouse and
> > > keyboard no longer work once booted into XP pro. This occurs in safe
> > > mode also. The strange twist is the KB still works when in the bios. So
> > > I can only presume it's a OS software issue.
> >
> > Just uninstall the relevant devices/or their controllers in Device
> > Manager and then restart Windows.
> > In theory Windows should reinstall the devices correctly.
>
> After i posted i thought someone may suggest this. I'll dig out a PS2 KB
> and mouse and report back with my findings.
> cheers
> Fin.

As it turns out i sourced and installed the new drivers from the Asus
website and everything is running again as it should. i'm not sure what
triggered the sytem to lose all USB and IDE driver support but it's now
resolved.
Thanks again for the help.
Fin.
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GT: phinlee1