Dell M70 Notebook USB Port Failure

[embalse]

One of my USB ports on the right hand side of the notebook no longer works.

There is no falt in the "Device Manager". I think the problem is physical. I was not looking and put my Audio socket into it . It does not look damaged, but it is the only thing I can think of that has caused this problem. There are two ports together on this side of the book. 1 now works and the other does not.


Would this port be connected directly on to the MB and is not replaceable?

 

[Admiral Huddy]

It might be worth reinstalling the chipset drivers.

 

[embalse]

It might be worth reinstalling the chipset drivers.

Thanks for the suggestion.
I reinstalled the chipset, but it is still not working.

I opened the notebook up. There are two USB ports in one unit, directly attached to the MB. I guess I am stuck using just the port that works.