MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Ultra non-sli USB POST problem

[swimscubasteve]

Windows is installed and the comp. boots fine without ANY USB devices plugged in. When I plug any USB device in before booting, it hangs at POST.

If I plug the USB device in after its in windows, it works fine.

I've tried everything, looked everywhere but I just can't figure it out.

Please help if you can. I heard that this is one of the best forums out there and I try to solve things on my own but I've just about given up.

Specs:
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Ultra non-sli
Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester
ATI x600 AIW
Corsair valueselect pc3200 2x512 dual channel
WD Caviar SE sata HD
Thermaltake Silent Purepower tt-420AD 420w

 

[the wombat]

I have the same problem.

 

[swimscubasteve]

Are you serious? So its not all in my head?

Any ideas, pleeeeese help!

 

[Dyloot]

What PSU are you using? It very well may be a power issue. You have a powered USB hub that you can use when you boot?

Dyloot

 

[swimscubasteve]

Just found some info on this.

Appears that a bunch of people over at the msi forums are having the same problem as well (and on some older boards as well)

 

[swimscubasteve]

im using the Thermaltake Silent Purepower tt-420AD 420w as my PS

 

[Dyloot]

Well, that should be good enough. What USB device are you plugging in? You have, or know someone with, a powered USB hub that you could plug in and try?

Did the users on the MSI forums get any answers?

Dyloot

 

[swimscubasteve]

I FIGURED IT OUT!!!

To all those who are having problems with this:
UNPLUG YOUR FRONT USB HEADERS FROM THE MOBO!

Some sort of pinout problem.

read here

So how do I get the front panels working? Could someone help with this?

 

[chrisralston]

That is something that I noticed to. My rear USBs have items plugged in and no problem booting. I once had my iPod Shuffle plugged into the front port of the case, and no boot up. I think that I have been able to boot with a game pad pluuged in, so maybe it is only when the device has data in it?

 

[swimscubasteve]

bump for help with how to get the front headers working.

thanks

 

[us3rnotfound]

I had this problem too. But what I did to fix it was go into CMOS and disable the "enable usb keyboard/usb support," and my usb keyboard still works, and it no longer hangs at bootup


I think this is the last board I buy from MSI, they pretty much suck these days. I should have just stuck with ASUS, which in all my years of using a computer have had 0 problems.