Tech help- USB ports locking up?!

sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
edited March 2008 in Off-Topic
My cheap replacement USB mouse kept freezing when running programs, I figured it was the mouse but I've tested a USB keyboard and my semi-broken Razer mouse and both those lock up too.

The peripherals are still being powered (the Razer mouse glows- finally a use for something that probably added £10 to the mouse) but they just freeze up. The frequency depends on the game I'm running- Firefox does it rarely, TF2 does it sometimes, CoD4 spends as much time locking out my mouse as it does let me use it.

It happens on both USB ports.

What's going on- is the motherboard dying a slow death?!

Thanks!

[Edit- more info]

(15:04:12) (sherpa) it started when i replaced my ps2 keyboard with the usb one
(15:04:25) (sherpa) and i thought it was a problem with having a usb keyboard and mouse at the same time
(15:04:30) (sherpa) so went back to the ps2 keyboard
(15:04:34) (sherpa) and now mouse keeps dying
(15:04:50) (sherpa) but the programs continue to run, sound and frame-rate is fine
(15:04:59) (sherpa) and it accepts inputs on my ps2 keyboard when the USB mouse gets locked out
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  • SnappyCrunchSnappyCrunch Join Date: 2004-08-03 Member: 30328Members, Constellation
    As long as your mice/keyboards aren't locking up other computers, I'd say it's USB controller issue on your motherboard. I wouldn't worry about the rest of your motherboard dying a slow death, just buy a PCI USB controller card and bob's your uncle.
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  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    Did you install some crap together with the usb keyboard?
    Maybe it's some software/driver from that, which causes the problems wether it's back to ps2 or not.
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  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1673399:date=Mar 16 2008, 02:52 PM:name=SnappyCrunch)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SnappyCrunch @ Mar 16 2008, 02:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1673399"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As long as your mice/keyboards aren't locking up other computers, I'd say it's USB controller issue on your motherboard. I wouldn't worry about the rest of your motherboard dying a slow death, just buy a PCI USB controller card and bob's your uncle.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Thanks, think I might do that (I noticed on the System Device tab in the CP that the mouse is being removed when it locks up say I guess you're right!

    <!--quoteo(post=1673403:date=Mar 16 2008, 04:00 PM:name=pSyk0mAn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pSyk0mAn @ Mar 16 2008, 04:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1673403"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Did you install some crap together with the usb keyboard?
    Maybe it's some software/driver from that, which causes the problems wether it's back to ps2 or not.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Nope! The USB keyboard was a £5 plug-and-play one from my local food supermarket <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    reinstall your mouse drivers, or find newer ones online. Your mouse might also have firmware to update.
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  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
    It's definitely the USB ports.

    I went to the extent of finally connecting my front-side case USBs to the motherboard and those locked up, too.

    A couple of days ago the USB ports died completely and Windows gets angry whenever I plug something into them.

    In the mean time I'm using a USB->PS2 converter that came with my USB keyboard on a USB mouse (and the mouse works fine), whilst I wait for a £5 USB controller (thanks SnappyCrunch!) I bought from ebay to arrive.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    oh also check your bios for any usb settings that might cause it

    sounds like its going to be your mobo though
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