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Can a faulty motherboard kill external HDDs?

Last year I got a new external HDD (drive 1) which failed without warning in less than 2 months. I got it replaced with a different but also new external drive (drive 2), and now four months later it ...
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What are the metal tabs that are coming out of these usb connectors?

For these USB 3 cables - the ones that go from the motherboard 19 pin connector to the front IO of the chassis - I found some online that have these small metal tabs on them. What are they? Also many ...
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USB ports stopped working after reboot after a Windows update

I have this PC: Asus ROG strix z270e GeForce GTX 1080ti Windows 11 Pro After a Windows update, my USB ports stopped working except one 3.1 USB-A port. At the back of the motherboard, after trying a ...
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What would cause CrystalDiskMark to show different test results for front USB port compared to rear?

My motherboard is the Asus B450-i and my case front IO USB ports are plugged into the USB 3.1 Gen 1 header on the motherboard using the cable supplied with the case. I'm using Windows 11 as my OS. On ...
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USB A 3.2 generation 2 and USB C 3.2 generation 2 ports show as 2.0

I have a ASUS Rog Strix X570-e Gaming WiFi II motherboard with 7 x Type A and 1 x Type C ports on the back panel I/O all 3.2 gen 2. However in USB tree viewer it shows the USB 3.1 extensible host ...
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Some USB 3.1 ports only working as USB 2.0

I have a Gigabyte B650i Aorus (1.0 rev) running a 7800x3D. When I connect a USB 3.0/1/2 device to the rear USB C 3.1 port (labelled as DP/USB3.1), or the front panel USB C port, I noticed it can only ...
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How is this Linux computer able to output video without a display connection?

I bought a Tempo Studio a little over a year ago and love the weights but not the subscription software. I'd seen it fail into GRUB before and know it's Ubuntu-based PC and figured, how hard could it ...
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What does it mean for a CPU to have native USB ports?

I'm planning on building my own computer soon, somethinng I've never done before. The CPU I want to get for it is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Something in its specifications page confuses me, though. It says ...
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mother board have usb 3 but it is shown and use as a usb 2 device

I have a motherboard zebh61m2. This one do not have usb3 and only usb2 port is present. But I found a 19pin header with label "f_usb_3.0" on the motherboard, so in hope of it support usb3 I ...
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What are some ways to debug/troubleshoot faulty USB ports?

I am using an ancient Gigabyte motherboard (GA-M720-US3). I noted within the last few years that one by one, the USB ports (2.0, perhaps earlier version?) fail to connect my large external hard drives ...
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USB ports working only with selected devices

Desktop with Asus motherboard H81m-a/br , an Intel I5, and Win10 64 bits installed. There are 8 USD ports available : Front: 2x 2.0 Back: 2x 3.0(blue) and 4x 2.0 (black). All devices (wifi , keyboard) ...
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Can a motherboard's USB controller / port be damaged if an externally powered USB cable is plugged into a powered USB port? [duplicate]

I mistakenly plugged a USB cable into a powered USB-C port on my laptops motherboard that was concurrently plugged into a 5V 2A USB to Wall AC adapter. Nothing seemed to happen at the time but could ...
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Gigabyte B760 Gaming A AX motherboard - USB not charging

The USBs of the Gigabyte B760 motherboard only charge the connected iPad when the computer is powered off (and also not always). When powered on, it does not charge. I found the Gigabyte on-off charge ...
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Front USB 2.0 Type C not working

I have this PC case: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chieftec-HC-10B-OP-Computer-Case-Black/dp/B07JKKLLHS And this Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P8Z77-V-PRO-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B007G51UV0 I've ...
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Windows 11 Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)

Wondering if anyone's seen this before.. I have an asrock x299 taichi xe motherboard with really nothing exciting on top -- a couple RAM sticks, an old GTX1080, and a couple crucial nvmes in RAID5. I ...
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