pc is not finding any devices through the usb ports is there a way to activate them not very computer literate

cooke, November 2006

Many BIOS's have an option for USB enabled/disabled. It may be yours is 'disabled'. Go into the BIOS (usually press DEL just after switching on) and have a look for this setting - usually in 4th or 5th menu). If set to 'disabled' Windows will never see the USB ports, with or without the right drivers.

ChrisB, November 2006

The devices you use...are they for USB1 format or 2 ?
Some usb devices need drivers loaded even on XP before they will work.
Do the following to check if there are no conflicts also :-
1)Right click my computer and select properties.
2)Select hardware tab and select device manager tab.
3)Click view (top of screen) and then click show hidden devices.
4)Click the plus signs next to every section on left of screen to expand the view and check for any item that is conflicting.
5)If you find any section with exclamation marks then this will be the reason. You can right click these and select properties again and it will usually tell you the reason for the conflict. This usually comes in the form that no drivers have been loaded.

Good Luck

Chris, November 2006

windows xp pro

cooke, November 2006

What Operating System are you using?

Terry, November 2006