Can not detect my PS@ mouse anymore

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Hello to every one. I’m a new guy to this site searching for help.

I have encountered just recently, a problem which I do not understand. My computer fails to detect my PS/2 mouse. First I suspected that the mouse itself is malfunctioning. I tried another one, but, still it is not not being detected. Then I tried using a serial mouse. Still my computer is not detecting it.
I tried a USB mouse. The systems was able to detect it, but then later on, my sytems just drops it from the device list and fails to detect it again, and report a malfunctiong device. I tried all port with the same problem.
I am already running out of solution how to solve this problem. I am thinking , if my motherboard is having a failure? My mother board is an old MSI K7T266 Pro (MS 6380) I bought from PCClub, USA, way back in 2001.( I asked for their help and they just told me to replace my board( not very helpfull guys) .My CPU is athlon 1.3g. I have 128 mB DDR memory. 40 G maxtor drive. So far this is the only problem that I cannot comprehend. I also tried flashing the BIOS.I already cleaned my motherboard hoping it will go away. Still the same problem
Please help me on this.

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Well, are you overclocking at all? The reason I ask is that the USB ports would drop out around 138MHz on the FSB on the KT266 chipset that motherboard uses. If you are, that’s likely the problem.

The other thing I would try is getting an add-in USB card and running your mouse through that. Not my first choice either, but there’s not many options. You could contact MSI about it, but considering this board is 3 years old, it could be out of warranty now (or very soon).