Power-cut Damage - Please Help

Thorncroft · 23-05-2008, 06:55 AM

We suffered a power-cut on Tuesday evening and I have since discovered that not one of the USB devices plugged into my PC are now accessible.

I have looked in device manager and all USB controllers listed are deemed to be working properly, but this is not the case.

I had some problems booting my PC following the power-cut and it seems something quite serious has occurred.

My system is an Evesham dual core running Vista.

Any help you could provide would be gratefully received.

UPS recommendations also welcome!

Thorncroft

Ghostman 1 · 23-05-2008, 01:23 PM

Are you using a surge protector ?Unplug from the back of the computer, then hit the power button to discharge any left power.. Wait a little bit and the plug back in and boot. You might have to take out the battery..

Thorncroft · 26-05-2008, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the suggestion.

I tried this and subsequently replaced the existing surge protector with a new (unused) unit bought for my wife's system.

Unfortunately, the problem persists. I'm loathe to fork out on a new pc as I'm quite happy with the performance of my existing setup; but it's looking a likely outcome.

Thanks again.

23-05-2008, 06:55 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Thorncroft Geek Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	Power-cut Damage - Please Help We suffered a power-cut on Tuesday evening and I have since discovered that not one of the USB devices plugged into my PC are now accessible. I have looked in device manager and all USB controllers listed are deemed to be working properly, but this is not the case. I had some problems booting my PC following the power-cut and it seems something quite serious has occurred. My system is an Evesham dual core running Vista. Any help you could provide would be gratefully received. UPS recommendations also welcome! Thorncroft

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23-05-2008, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 736 Times Helpful: 34 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	Are you using a surge protector ?Unplug from the back of the computer, then hit the power button to discharge any left power.. Wait a little bit and the plug back in and boot. You might have to take out the battery..

26-05-2008, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
Thorncroft Geek Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this and subsequently replaced the existing surge protector with a new (unused) unit bought for my wife's system. Unfortunately, the problem persists. I'm loathe to fork out on a new pc as I'm quite happy with the performance of my existing setup; but it's looking a likely outcome. Thanks again.

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