USB problems

[Sky15]

Ok, here is the problem. My USB ports seem to be acting weird. when ever I put something in my USB port like my USB ipod connector or my 7-1 USB port dock it works for a little, but then when i disconnect it and reconnect it it doesn't pick up anything and I have to restart my computer for it to work again. But my mouse and keyboard always work.

I hope you guys understand what I'm trying to say

 

[s10010001]

what motherboard do you have?

What OS do you have?

 

[Sky15]

I'm using XP and the asus 680i SLI motherboard.

 

[Sky15]

Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[alphanumeric]

Are you clicking the "safely remove hardware icon" before you remove them? Keyboards and mice don't require this but some hardware does. My external DVD burner does just what you describe if I unplug its USB cable without clicking the safely remove icon and then plug it back in again.

 

[redwolf_22]

What alphanumeric said. Same thing used to happen to my memory stick.

 

[alphanumeric]

In the Windows XP device manager under disk drives select your USB drive and under policies you can select optimize for quick removal.
This disables the write cache for the drive and you don't have to use the safe removal icon.