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Asked: 2021-12-15T03:17:09+00:00 In:

Solved Onboard USB Ports Not Working

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My onboard USB ports stopped working so I got a PCI USB hub as a walk-around. It’s all fine except I can’t get into the CMOS BIOS because the PCI USB hub isn’t recognized immediately upon Mobo boot up. This PC has no onboard PS/2 ports unfortunately.

I need to install a fresh OS (Windows XP) and to do that I need to boot up from the DVD driver. But without the keyboard at boot up, I can’t press F12 or Enter, etc.

BTW, the onboard USB ports do carry power as I could use them to charge my Wii remote etc.

Am I hosed? Any suggestion?

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      After the CMOS is reset, you will have to immediately access the BIOS to correct the date/time & numerous other settings.

      Here’s a suggestion – shutdown the system, then temporarily disconnect the HDD & remove the USB card. Connect the keyboard to one of the rear USB ports, do NOT connect a mouse or any other USB devices. Boot the system & immediately begin tapping the BIOS access key (Del, F1, F2, etc) & see what happens.

      If it doesn’t get you in, shutdown & reconnect everything as it was. Then, rather than reinstalling Windows, try a good old fashioned manual cleanup – delete, uninstall, run a cleaner, MSCONFIG, scan for viruses/malware, defrag, etc. In other words, all the things you should be doing regularly all along.

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