IBM NetVista - No USB ports working

[Fnurky]

Hi.

Got an IBM NetVista 8305-42A. 6 usb ports (2 at the front, 4 at the back) running WinXP Sp2. When I plug my thumb drive in, it's light comes on for a second and then blinks out. No response from the computer (no removable drive, etc.).

Looking at System --> Drivers, there is no "Universal Serial Bus controllers" group.

Under the BIOS, I have both USB options enabled.

Checking System Information, under Components, there is nothing in the USB box. Under System Drivers:

usbhub USB2 Enabled Hub c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys Kernel Driver No Manual Stopped OK Normal No No

usbuhci Microsoft USB Universal Host Controller Miniport Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys Kernel Driver No Manual Stopped OK Normal No No


Anyone got any ideas on what the problem is? Why these 2 are set to manual start and are in the stopped state?

or basically

how to get the damn things working!!

Cheers

 

[ibmtech65]

If you go into device manager does it show the ports?

 

[Fnurky]

No. Looking at System --> Hardware --> Device Manager, there is no "Universal Serial Bus controllers" group.