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<blockquote data-quote="MayhewCullen" data-source="post: 1380002" data-attributes="member: 242013"><p>So for a few days, my USB fan/cooling tray has been shorting (I think). The wire is a bit dodgy and I've been getting little pop-up messages saying that the USB port has been disabled because of faulty hardware or whatnot.</p><p></p><p>It didn't actually disable any of the USB ports - and I only keep the fan plugged into one specific plug.</p><p></p><p>Tonight, I went to plug my graphics tablet into the other port, and I must have knocked the fan because the message popped up again. My tablet light turned on, then flickered before dimming and eventually flickered off, within a few seconds. I'm confused because the fan was plugged into the other port - I NEVER plug my fan into the port I plug my tablet into.</p><p></p><p>I unplugged the fan and tried the tablet in both ports - nothing. The light didn't come on and it was unresponsive when I used the pen. I rebooted with the fan out and the tablet in, and it didn't work. I rebooted with NEITHER plugged in and again, it didn't work.</p><p></p><p>Is there any way to check if the USB ports are disabled? Or any way to enable them again?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MayhewCullen, post: 1380002, member: 242013"] So for a few days, my USB fan/cooling tray has been shorting (I think). The wire is a bit dodgy and I've been getting little pop-up messages saying that the USB port has been disabled because of faulty hardware or whatnot. It didn't actually disable any of the USB ports - and I only keep the fan plugged into one specific plug. Tonight, I went to plug my graphics tablet into the other port, and I must have knocked the fan because the message popped up again. My tablet light turned on, then flickered before dimming and eventually flickered off, within a few seconds. I'm confused because the fan was plugged into the other port - I NEVER plug my fan into the port I plug my tablet into. I unplugged the fan and tried the tablet in both ports - nothing. The light didn't come on and it was unresponsive when I used the pen. I rebooted with the fan out and the tablet in, and it didn't work. I rebooted with NEITHER plugged in and again, it didn't work. Is there any way to check if the USB ports are disabled? Or any way to enable them again? [/QUOTE]
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