USB 3.0 Headache!!

[D_Brown]

So i picked up a 1TB SSD from Samsung the other day and did a complete reinstall of my OS which is Win 7 Ultimate i installed windows did all my drivers like normal no problems there

 

I started to plug in all my gear Keyboard Mouse External Dack all that and none of my USB 3.0 Ports are working ive downloaded every driver for it i even tried the disc that comes with the MOBO that i never use and nothing, The USB 3.0 port is fine no bent pins tested with multimeter its getting enough current cable is fine no damaged ports or connectors i cannot get any of the 3.0 ports to work the UBS 2.0 works just fine but thers only a few of them on this board.

 

Nothing has changed since my last upgrade which was new GPU's

 

Any advice on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated

 

Thx

 

System Specs

 

CPU Intel 3770K

MOBO ASUS Maximus V Formula AC3 Edition (not that it any different)

GPU 2X EVGA GTX 770

Ram 16GB Corsair Dominator Platnuim

SSD Samsung 1TB Evo

HDD 3 Seagate 4TB 3.5 Drives

PSU Corsair 1200i

 

[CoolBeans]

I don't know the answer to your problem but unless you have a USB3 flash drive, you won't need the speed

[Bluethulhu]

Do they power on at all, like any lights, or indications that it might be on? Also, USB3 is unnecessary for peripherals. The only things that will benefit are USB3 drives. Use a regular USB2 port.

[D_Brown]

Its not a matter of speed its a matter of i want to use the ports with out having to use a splitter or something running 4 ports with all my audio gear and stuff is really annoying.

[D_Brown]

Do they power on at all, like any lights, or indications that it might be on? Also, USB3 is unnecessary for peripherals. The only things that will benefit are USB3 drives. Use a regular USB2 port.

Nope no power what so ever i just tried a WD UBS 3 Portable drive and nothing

[Bluethulhu]

Nope no power what so ever i just tried a WD UBS 3 Portable drive and nothing

Did the USB3 ports ever work before?

[D_Brown]

Did the USB3 ports ever work before?

Yes perfectly fine

[Bluethulhu]

Yes perfectly fine

I would try installing Ubuntu on a USB drive/live CD with proper drivers and see if that works. If it does something must have gone wrong with your current OS install.

[D_Brown]

I would try installing Ubuntu on a USB drive/live CD with proper drivers and see if that works. If it does something must have gone wrong with your current OS install.

cool ill try it cheers for the help bud!

[lukeptba]

I don't know the answer to your problem but unless you have a USB3 flash drive, you won't need the speed

"UBS 2.0 works just fine but thers only a few of them on this board."

The problem is that if their 3.0 ports don't work, what else can they use if all the 2.0 ports are used already.

[tacticaltech]

check device manager and see if theyre disabled. go to mb manufacturer website and dl latest usb3 drivers. even if dev mgr says theyre fine, reinstall drivers anyway. windows update is not to be trusted for drivers.

[Captain3xtreme]

They could be disabled in the CMOS by accident.