[RCubed]

I recently booted up my desktop but none of the USB ports, ethernet port, or audio ports work. They all have power, but they dont work.

When I boot into bios, they all work so its something on the OS end i guess?

I tried a recovery CD to repair issues but none were found.
I cant install or do anything in windows itself because no peripherals work.

I tried plugging a PS/2 keyboard and mouse in and the result is the same. Works in bios, doesnt work in Win 7.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[TOS'd]

When you say it doesn't work in Win7, does that include safemode?

[RCubed]

Yup I tried safemode as well. Nothing.

[FerrariEnzo]

try installing the usb drivers? even tho Win7 does a pretty good job are recognizing most hardware, I will always download drivers for every hardware in my rig... yes, this mean LAN, WLan, sound, etc which also includes USB2.0 and 3.0 drivers for my motherboard... I first look at whoever made it, if that doesnt work, then its to mobo (gigabyte) website...

[RCubed]

I cant install anything as none of the peripherals work when im in the OS, so i cant even open up a CD or a USB key to get the driver files out.

I went to the mobo website, they dont have anything of use. :(

[Razor Ramon HG]

Try booting up a live version of Ubuntu. If your USB devices work there, I would assume a reinstall is necessary for W7.

[Presto]

64 or 32bit? Did you install any new software/hardware recently? Boot into System Recovery, and try restoring back a day or two.

[TOS'd]

Oh how about take the HDD out of this desktop and connect it to another device. Then try booting up the HDD in question with that device's hardware?

[RCubed]

Thanks for the help guys. It was a driver issue probably, but since I couldnt do anything at all in terms of reinstalling them, i just formatted.

No big loss though. Only the OS was on that drive. :)