Weird issue here. I have 2 front USB ports on a new computer I just built for my parents. If I plug in a USB wired mouse that I have, both ports work completely fine.
If I try to plug in a Memorex USB thumb drive that I have, it will instantly shut down the computer. I don't even get a chance to plug it in. I just put the thumb drive NEAR the port and it shuts down. It almost seems like some sort of static or short issue with the port or USB drive.
The USB thumb drive works fine in the rear USB ports. It also works fine on the front port of another computer that I have, so I know the thumb drive works.
I thought that maybe I had accidentally had the positive/negative pins flipped when connecting the front ports to the motherboard, but if that was the case, the mouse shouldn't work in those ports either (I would assume?)
Since it shuts down instantly, before I even get to plug it in, I think that would rule out any driver/BIOS issues or needing to update anything. Seems like a pure hardware issue at this point.
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
If I try to plug in a Memorex USB thumb drive that I have, it will instantly shut down the computer. I don't even get a chance to plug it in. I just put the thumb drive NEAR the port and it shuts down. It almost seems like some sort of static or short issue with the port or USB drive.
The USB thumb drive works fine in the rear USB ports. It also works fine on the front port of another computer that I have, so I know the thumb drive works.
I thought that maybe I had accidentally had the positive/negative pins flipped when connecting the front ports to the motherboard, but if that was the case, the mouse shouldn't work in those ports either (I would assume?)
Since it shuts down instantly, before I even get to plug it in, I think that would rule out any driver/BIOS issues or needing to update anything. Seems like a pure hardware issue at this point.
Thanks in advance for any assistance!