cornelious0_0
[H]F Junkie
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Hey everyone, little bit of a weird issue I've run into that frankly, is quite frustrating. Recently I plugged a USB cable into one of the front USB ports on my case and I somehow ended up frying my USB ports on the mobo. I was properly grounded (as I always am when plugging anythng into the computer) so I'm not sure what happened.
Aside from that, since none of my USB ports are functioning (front or rear) I am forced to boot the machine with a PS/2 keyboard and mouse. The system takes much longer to boot then normal, more then a couple minutes to go from post to desktop. I was worried that something else might have been "zapped" in the process.
When the system does eventually get to the desktop everything is perfectly fine, nothing seems any less responsive, and my 3DMark2001 score (a very cpu/mobo dependant test) is more or less what it used to be.
My question is this, if my USB ports seem to be the only thing damaged, do you guys think it's possible that if I buy a PCI or PCI-E USB card and disable the onboard ports that things might clear up? I would normally just RMA the mobo, but cash is very tight and this is the only computer in the house. If I can use a USB card as a bandaid fix for now I'd be happy until I am able to RMA the board, I was just looking for some input on the topic.
Aside from that, since none of my USB ports are functioning (front or rear) I am forced to boot the machine with a PS/2 keyboard and mouse. The system takes much longer to boot then normal, more then a couple minutes to go from post to desktop. I was worried that something else might have been "zapped" in the process.
When the system does eventually get to the desktop everything is perfectly fine, nothing seems any less responsive, and my 3DMark2001 score (a very cpu/mobo dependant test) is more or less what it used to be.
My question is this, if my USB ports seem to be the only thing damaged, do you guys think it's possible that if I buy a PCI or PCI-E USB card and disable the onboard ports that things might clear up? I would normally just RMA the mobo, but cash is very tight and this is the only computer in the house. If I can use a USB card as a bandaid fix for now I'd be happy until I am able to RMA the board, I was just looking for some input on the topic.