Okay, lets start out nice and slow...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My computer has 6 USB slots, 4 in back and 2 in front. In the front I usually have my headphones plugged in, and then whenever I need it, my Jumpdrive goes to the other slot. In back I've got random stuff that doesn't matter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, so the lower slot is where the cord for my headset is, and this morning I went to plug my jump drive into the top one... accept it didn't turn on at all, the computer didn't detect it and the little blue light didn't come on. I took the jumpdrive out and noticed that one of the gold prongs some how got bent out of its place, and despite me trying with all my might, there was no way I was going to fix it (though I'm shocked that it refuses to work with only ONE of the FOUR missing... I've seen much worse then that and they still work)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, so I'm like wtfbbq this sucks, I unplugged my headset and tossed the jumpdrive in that slot, it worked fine and I got all the files I needed onto it, shutdown the comp, took my jumpdrive, and drove to UWWC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I come back home, and see the headset unplugged like "oops" and when I plug it in the bottom one, I get "POWER SURGE OMG!!!11" message... when I plug it in the top one I get "PWOER SUCRGG OMG!11" message... not cool. I plug it in the back slots, it works fine... so I run upstairs, grab my jump drive, toss it in the top slot (the broken one) Nothing happens. toss it in the bottom slot, works just fine... so I try again with the headset, "OMG SURGEE ERROR!11" so I turn the comp off, and try plugging it in whilst theres no power even running to the USB slot and when I turned the comp on, no luck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So summary:

 

 

 

-The top slot obviously still has power, as I get an error message when I plug the headset into it, despite the [developmentally delayed]ed jumpdrive not wanting to work in it

 

 

 

-The 2 front slots are pissing me off, but if I use the back slots for my headset, it works fine, meaning it isn't the headsets fault.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone have any ideas that don't involve gravity, fire, or sledgehammers? If this keeps up something is definitly going to be crushed, smashed, and blown up very soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Forgetteded that I tookeded a screen shoteded.

 

 

 

no?

This goes into the same box of unknowns as my webcam needing to be plugged in about 20 times before Windows finds it, when every other usb devices I have loads normally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This could just be a case of opening the case, having a check at the connectors for the front ports though.

Yea that was the next step I was going to take... but that requires me going up 2 flights of stairs, finding a screw driver, and then unplugging everything from my computer to get it out of the little cubby holes its in and then finally opening it up - then generally I realize absolutly nothing is wrong and have to put it back together... then 7 weeks later everything works fine for no reason, aside from the few swift kicks given to it over time.