Re: Intermittent USB Ports.

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

check this out:

http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBT/tip9700/rh9708.htm

also, inspect the connectors carefully (at the laptop), do they look
sound, or "wiggly". These connectors are usually mounted directly on the
motherboard, and harsh handling can crack/loosen them to the point that
they become intermittant.

another possibility is a bios bug, check for a bios update.

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