Dead USB port
My notebook has three USB ports and one has been dead for a couple of weeks now. What could cause this and what can I do to restore it?
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Sometimes USB ports get "stuck" in Windows. This was more common with XP than Win 7 or 8 but it does happen now and again. Try shutting it down and disconnecting the power supply and removing the battery. Leave out the battery for at least 10 minutes. Then put the battery back in and restart the machine. I've seen that fix a "stuck" port about 90% of the time.
