Usb Trouble help

[lightvale]

ok so i was up late one night playing world of warcraft and of course with the lights off and i went to plug my headset for vent in and i ended up sticking it in the usb port. i smelt something burning so i notice it was plugged in the usb i unplugged it and stuck it in the headphones. i went to move my mouse and it wouldnt move usb was broke i went and got my corded mouse to find out that the usb was picked up logically but wouldnt work if its picked up on the computer why isnt it working

[welovehina]

hmmm... i cant imagine why that would happen. what you want to do in times like this is trying basic hardware trouble shooting. the first thing you want to do is plug the mouse into a separate port on your computer and see if the mouse works then. if that doesnt work, it might mean that the mouse is not working properly, and the best way to check is to try using the mouse on a seperate computer and see if it works there. if the mouse works on a different computer, but not on any other port on your computer, i am not really sure what to tell you. however, i suggest trying out a flash drive in the affected usb port. if this works then it is the mouse.

these are just basic trouble shooting steps, and your problem could be a bit harder to trouble shoot. if you cannot pinpoint your problem through trial and error testing like stated above, taking apart your computer may be necessary, as the burning might have been the solder in your computer melting and burning your chips, in which case you will have to buy new parts to replace the parts you are missing...

[kethrinemoss]

I have Vista ultimate loaded and works well, except one problem. My wireless USB Lyra (wireless USB soundcard) does not start. I get Error 10 Device can not start. , I guess it's a driver problem, but I can not find a driver for this device anywhere because it's just a simple USB connection. My onboard sound works fine, but I have to use wireless instead Lyra. Is what I can do to troublshoot this and make it work?

[TheWolf]

Originally Posted by lightvale

i smelt something burning so i notice it was plugged in the usb i unplugged it and stuck it in the headphones. i went to move my mouse and it wouldnt move usb was broke i went and got my corded mouse

sounds like you shorted out at least that usb port and probably all of the usb

Originally Posted by lightvale

to find out that the usb was picked up logically but wouldnt work if its picked up on the computer why isnt it working

not quite sure what you're saying here.

the method to see if it works was already given to you by welovehina
good luck.

[TheWolf]

Originally Posted by kethrinemoss

I have Vista ultimate loaded and works well, except one problem. My wireless USB Lyra (wireless USB soundcard) does not start. I get Error 10 Device can not start. , I guess it's a driver problem, but I can not find a driver for this device anywhere because it's just a simple USB connection. My onboard sound works fine, but I have to use wireless instead Lyra. Is what I can do to troublshoot this and make it work?

try here for usb drivers. if this isn't right then give more info about the device - ie model# etc. you should have started your own thread kethrinemoss.