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    SZ230P Not recognizing USB's...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by icyfire4191, Mar 25, 2007.

  1. icyfire4191

    icyfire4191 Newbie

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    Hey everyone,

    Need help from anyone ASAP. It has been 5 months since ive bought my laptop but the USB wont work. mp3 players and digital cameras arentbeing recognized. the mp3 player charges but i cant upload anything on to it. if i plug any USB device it cant find it either. the weird this is, my usb mouse works and my mp3 player charges. what can i do?
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Strange.

    Look in Device Manager. Are there any exclamation marks against the USB entries? A reinstall of the Intel chipset driver (get the latest from Intel) may clear the problem.

    John
     
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    nope no exclamation marks or anything. looks normal. even with isntallation CD's it cant find it
     
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    I'm short of other suggestions. Although my computers are a different brand, I think they have the same chipset and USB hardware. I can see:

    Four Intel 82801G USB host controllers
    One Intel 82801G USB2 Enhanced host controller
    Five USB root hubs

    Did you try reinstalling the Intel chipset driver? It might appropriate to install the latest driver then uninstall (right click on each entry) each USB device then reboot. This might flush out a problem.

    If you can eliminate the software from suspicion then investigations can focus on the hardware.

    John
     
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