A USB PCI card is the easier and much cheaper way to go.
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"darthsabre" <darthsabre@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:975A2E96-0930-49EE-A772-A3603110CCA7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> When I first installed Vista Home Prenium, the USB portswere working fine.
>
> However, recently, they stopped working, now even when I format my Hard
> drive, my none of the USB Root hubs are worling, even in XP.
>
> The Device Manager says that the USB is working fine and that it is
> updated.
>
> Would installing a new Motherbourd fix this, or can I just buy a USB -PCI
> card?[/color]