I've done quite abit of browsing and still find the problem with my usb ports. When i plug ANYTHING in it says windows does not recognize etc. This includes mouse, ipod usb sticks.
 
my current specs are:
 
windows xp sp2
gigabyte ga ma770 ds3
gigabyte 8800gt
amd athlon 64x2 dual 2.41ghz
SATA hdd 320gig
Coolmaster 550W
 
So far ive tried.
1. Device manager, uninstalling usb drivers and letting windows reinstall on start up
2. unplugging the power cord at the back overnight
3. looked at the bios settings for usb (however i dont know much about it) it said USB on mouse was enabled
4. updated windows
5. not sure how to update my motherboard.
 
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
 
EDIT : When i first installed all these parts i left my old HDD in and i think the computer booted off that. I do remmeber the usb ports were working breifly at the start. Coulld this have anything to do with it?

BIOS : Advanced CMOS Features (onboard USB must be enabled).
Make sure you have the latest motherboard drivers.
If you have a USB keyboard does it work during boot (IE you can enter bios, boot from a CD with boot menu)?
Try flashing the BIOS (check motherboard manual for details, @BIOS).
 
You could try downloading a Linux LIVECD to check if it's a hardware problem.
 
If nothing else works get a new 320GB disk (7200.11 costs $70) and reinstall Windows.
If that doesn't help either RMA the board.

Thanks going to try @bios stuff now.
 
Why would you suggest getting a new HDD and reinstalling windows? and what  does RMA mean?
Sorry im kinda new to this stuff.
 
Thanks
 
EDIT: "however if the bios update file is saved to a harddrive in RAID/AHOI mode or a har ddrive attached to an independent ide/sata controller use the <end> key during the POST to access Qflash"
 
I'm unsure what this means can i just save the file onto my hdd and load it up from there? I curently have 1 HDD on my computer SATA that has a partition. I dont want to go into the bios settings without knowing what im doing.

When you build a new system using an old hard drive from a previous build, it is always best to re install Windows because the hardware drivers for you old system will be tried to be used in the new build. If your experianced in building systems you could have removed the motherboard dependant drivers first and not needed to do this.  
 
But if the USB ports worked at one time on this board then you could face a different problem. Static buildup in the room where you keep your computer. Plugging and unplugging USB devices without grounding yourself first could have caused a static discharge that could have burned out the USB ports. USB ports work in pairs as well, you may have only shorted out one but this would affect the other half of the pair as well. In your situation I would highly expect that is the problem with this board.
 
You should RMA the board, RMA=Returned Material Authorization. To return your motherboard to the manufacturer or if you just bought it to the place where you got it, you need to request an RMA number before they will accept it.

I didnt make this clear the first time,  
 
When I first installed all my new parts with the old HDD the usb ports worked fine, however it was either when i put in the new HDD or took out the old HDD that it stoped working.
 
After his happened I went back to the shop where i purchased these items beleiving it was some sort of hardware problem with the motherboard.
 
They gave me a new motherboard but when i put it in the usbs ports still did not work.
 
Furthermore, when I first put in these new parts I had a pretty crap power  
supply  that cost like 23$. Just now I put in a new one Coolmaster 550W i beleive.
 
Thanks for replies.

But do the USB ports work now?

no they don't.

Did you reinstall the system?
I recommended the new drive to keep your old filesystem intact (in case you have something important on it and didn't want to loose that system install).
 
@BIOS offers you the option to update your BIOS. You download the BIOS from the gigabyte.com.tw webpage and select the file (so you're sure it's what you want).
Just run the program, select the file and perform the update. No need for QFlash and DOS boot disks.
 
The LINUX LIVECD comes with it's own drivers and could identify potential OS install problems.
 
Just so you know the CM 550W PSU is not exactly famous for quality either.

update on wahts giong on...
For some reason usb sticks and printer is working fine however usb mouse and ipod still has the same problem.
 
Any further ideas now?
Thanks alot.