USB ports dead

V4NT0M

V4NT0M

V4NT0M

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Hey peoples, my old laptop, an Advent is having a bad time, the USB ports seem to have died on it. It was working fine, sold it to my friend and it's just gone downhill from there. When something is plugged in Windows recognises something is there but comes up with "this device was not recognised" and nothing else happens.

Have tried different drivers, re-installing windows (destructive recovery) plugging in a powered hub, but it just seems like the hardware is conking out, can't be any older than 2 years now though.

Anyone got any tips I may not have thought of to try and get it back on it's legs?
 
Yes it is out of warranty, might have a look inside, it has seen a lot of use so dust could be a problem I guess, depends if he's ok with taking it apart. Just obviously not much else to do, it's either expensive repair or lose out on selling it because the ports don't work. :(

Thanks for the input :)
 
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