Machineabuse

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OK, properly slept.

After perusing the forum a bit I notice that this issue is not unique just to me so hopefully this will be of some help to others.

Diagnosis

You have just built your system, installed a fresh copy of Windows and installed all your drivers. Try as you might, USB 3.0 on your case will not work.

1. USB 3.0 cables only : No response
2. USB 2.0 cables only : ports function as USB 2.0
3. USB 3.0 and 2.0 cables together: Windows doesn't recognise devices

To confirm you have the same problem. Test to see if your USB 3.0 ports on motherboard itself are functioning correctly. If you have the same problem they will either get no response or they will run at USB 2.0 transfer speeds.

Hypothesis

Chances are, when you installed Windows you had one or more USB devices plugged in while you were doing it. Probably a USB keyboard and/or mouse. Because of that, Windows has installed a generic USB controller driver to allow you to use those devices in windows.

When you try to install your motherboard's USB controller drivers over that, they are not overwriting the ones that windows has installed.

Solution

You need to delete all the USB controller drivers on your system and reinstall them.

Step 1 - Find/borrow a PS/2 Keyboard and plug that in.
Step 2 - Activate Mousekeys [url]http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/Use-Mouse-Keys-to-move-the-mouse-pointer[/urkl]
Step 3 - Unplug all your USB peripherals
Step 4 - Go into Device Manager, expand the Universal Serial Bus Controller section.
Step 5 - Uninstall everything under that section.
Step 6 - Reboot.
Step 7 - Reinstall your USB drivers as provided by your motherboard manufacturer.
Step 8 - Reboot as instructed.

You should now have fully functional USB 3.0 in the front and back. Ensure that only the USB 3.0 cable from your case I/O is plugged in (ziptie up the USB 2.0 controller for tidyness). Disable mousekeys and enjoy your Bitfenix build!

Thanks to xbournex for checking up on this.

On an unrelated note; caselights working now, my connectors were swapped. Derp. ;3

last edited by Machineabuse at 10/05/12, 07:31:33 CEST