I have wondered this for a while, and now I really need to find this out. I have 4 Usb ports on my PC, two of which are in the back, the other two in the front. I am pretty sure that the front two are disabled. Any device I plug into either of the front ports gets no response at all from the device nor the PC. I looked at device manager, and I look at the two ports which do not work and I see the setting for whether or not to enable its use and it is blank and I can't change the option and enable it. What do I need to do to enable these ports?
2007-03-23 16:11:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
right click on my computer then click hardware then device manager it will list them you probably have a yellow ? beside it click!
2007-03-23 16:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they may be disabled in bios.go into bios during start up.you may have to look around a little because every kind of computer is different..or you can simply purchase a usb hub for about $7.most of them give you at least 4 extra usp connections and
Most hubs come with a cord that is at least 2 feet long so you can hook it up to the back and run it to the front(problem solved)...good luck
2007-03-23 16:34:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Check to make sure they are actually connected. This may sound silly, but sometimes they are not.
2007-03-23 16:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋