I just put together my first build - Gigabyte 970a-ud3p Motherboard and an AMD 6350 processor. I have 8GB of Ram in an Antec case with a Corsair 500W power supply. I've loaded Ubuntu 14.04 onto a 256GB SSD as my primary boot device and I also have a WD 1TB drive in it. Due to budget constraints I'm using an old graphics card and monitor salvaged from an old Dell system.
My problem is that I am having major problems getting off the ground with this build. There are 8 USB2.0 ports and none of them work. The only way I can use my keyboard or mouse is to plug them into a USB3 port. Additionally, I cannot get a wired connection to my modem to connect at all. I've tried two different cables and different ports on the back of the modem. The motherboard doesn't have built-in wireless, and I don't yet have an adapter for this computer, so I'm unable to connect at all to the Internet.
The other thing to know here is that I'm a total noob with Ubuntu and Linux in general. I really don't want to use Windows on this build, but I've run out of troubleshooting knowledge with this OS.
My gut is that the motherboard is bad, but I'm hoping to get some expertise and advice on how to confirm that or fix my problems.
Thanks!
My problem is that I am having major problems getting off the ground with this build. There are 8 USB2.0 ports and none of them work. The only way I can use my keyboard or mouse is to plug them into a USB3 port. Additionally, I cannot get a wired connection to my modem to connect at all. I've tried two different cables and different ports on the back of the modem. The motherboard doesn't have built-in wireless, and I don't yet have an adapter for this computer, so I'm unable to connect at all to the Internet.
The other thing to know here is that I'm a total noob with Ubuntu and Linux in general. I really don't want to use Windows on this build, but I've run out of troubleshooting knowledge with this OS.
My gut is that the motherboard is bad, but I'm hoping to get some expertise and advice on how to confirm that or fix my problems.
Thanks!
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