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bigdt87 · Dec 25, 2004, 05:53 AM

Nothing i plug in to the usb slots is recoginzed by my computer (G4, OS 9.0) on the desktop. It shows up in the System Profiler, but no icons pop up on the desk. It is very frustrating. Would anyone know what the problem is?

I've tried all the slots, restarting, etc.. nothing seems to work.

f1000 · Dec 25, 2004, 06:27 AM

Can you list what USB devices you're plugging in?

bigdt87 · Dec 25, 2004, 06:54 AM

Yes, an Iomega Cd-RW drive, Tevion 8 in 1 card reader, Belkin ExpressBus. None are recognized.

almaink · Dec 25, 2004, 07:21 PM

Removeable drives only show up if on the desktop if they contain media.

MORT A POTTY · Dec 25, 2004, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by almaink:
Removeable drives only show up if on the desktop if they contain media.

this is very true. hwoever, if the ports are dead, the best solution would be to get a 5 port USB 2.0 card for one of the PCI slots and say screw the onboard USB.

one of my USB ports has the little white part just kinda floating around in there... wish I could get it to stay, but sometimes it will come out with the device cable when I unplug it...

anyway, sorry about that last little rant.