USB HORROR!

[Arc_Master_14]

Ive had my computer for maybe 2 years not really long enough for things to horribly break in my mind lately my USB ports aren't working as well as when I first got my computer Mass storage devices seem to not like my comp. they'll be connected for a couple seconds then blam just disappear of the face of the computer any help is much appriciated.

[crono_logical]

Have you tried the devices in another computer to make sure they're not the ones which are damaged? :p To eliminate Windows causing it on your machine, you could also try downloading a Knoppix CD (http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html), burn it and boot from that and see if the drives work in that OS or not :p Seems odd all the USB ports would fail at once though, especially considering how many some PCs have :p

[Arc_Master_14]

I know they work because they all work on my other computer and due to my comptuer newbness I can't figure out how to do what you said