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What are the methods to correct the USB device that does not recognized the error? Is there step to initiate recognition of the USB device? Hope to have an idea on how to correct it.

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Submitted by Mlvillapa on Wed, 2012-06-20 12:24. Comment Id: 65433
Hi,
 
Here are some factors why your USB device is not being recognized:
 
  • PC resumes from standby or hibernation mode.
  • Driver for universal bus controller is not up to date.
  • The driver for USB has been disables.
  • USB port is loose.
  • USB device version is not supported by your PC.
 
Among the possible cause listed, we need to isolate why the device is not being detected. It might be possible that it’s the driver from the PC, the USB device or even the PC itself.
 
Here are some steps:
 
1. Check Specification of both USB device and PC. We can’t use a USB device with version 3.0 if our PC only has a USB port that has version 2.0 and vice versa (I have included an illustration how to check if USB is 2.0 or 3.0).
 
It’s either look for another USB device that’s compatible with your PC or look for a PC that supports your USB device. You might also wanted to check if the USB device is working with other PC or another USB device is working with your PC.
 
2. Try to unplug the USB device and then plug back in. Check if there are loose ports; test all the ports in of your PC and check if there is visible damage with the USB device.
 
3. Check device manager and scan for hardware changes.
 
4. Expand Universal Bus Controller under device manager and check properties: if you see “unknown”, try to disable the drivers under universal bus controller and then scan for hardware changes.
 
5. Restart your Computer.
 
6. Access Command Prompt, run as administrator and initiate sfc/scannow. It will give results such as: find no integrity violation, find corruption and repair them, and find corruption and fail to repair them. Restart your computer and error with automatically be corrected.
 
7. Perform a system restore to the date where PC is working with the USB device.
 
8. Perform system recovery.
 
USB port that has version 2.0 and USB port that has version 3.0

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Submitted by Harpe byers on Sun, 2012-12-16 23:11. Comment Id: 114961

Hi Friend,

Unfortunately, when you set your Hardware first time on your PC on one port then that port only will work with your hardware.

If you will try to connect your USB cable on another port then hardware will not be recognised.

Try to follow these options: –

1. Change the USB cable,

2. Change the USB port and try to fix the same hardware on another USB port,

3. Connect through Bluetooth if your hardware supports and see if that works.

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