- May 24, 2005
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I just plugged and unplugged an iphone 5 from my PC earlier via the USB lightning cable and I heard a bunch of system beeps over and over again (the sound you get when a usb device is being plugged in and unplugged repeatedly). Then all the USB ports appeared to have died in my computer.
When I boot into Windows all USB devices appear to work for a few seconds and then turn off (for example keyboard lights up then off, and optical mouse light turns on for a few seconds then turns off, external hard drive lights up and off).
When I am booting into BIOS all USB devices work fine including mouse and keyboard and I can browse BIOS with no issues.
When I use a Windows installation disc to boot into Install Windows or Repair, the USB devices have a similar pattern like going into Windows (light up for a second then light off).
Does this seem like I need a new motherboard? Seems like the USB drivers that Windows reads must have gotten corrupt or something right? I can't use any USB devices in Windows and I can't even install Windows from Cold Boot since USB devices aren't working in these environments.
When I boot into Windows all USB devices appear to work for a few seconds and then turn off (for example keyboard lights up then off, and optical mouse light turns on for a few seconds then turns off, external hard drive lights up and off).
When I am booting into BIOS all USB devices work fine including mouse and keyboard and I can browse BIOS with no issues.
When I use a Windows installation disc to boot into Install Windows or Repair, the USB devices have a similar pattern like going into Windows (light up for a second then light off).
Does this seem like I need a new motherboard? Seems like the USB drivers that Windows reads must have gotten corrupt or something right? I can't use any USB devices in Windows and I can't even install Windows from Cold Boot since USB devices aren't working in these environments.