Originally Posted by MarcA22

they have worked, a modem usb being installed seemed to disrupt them i dont no why but it just did

How long ago did you install this modem?

i unistalled usb mass storage device add the device again and the drives showed up in the bottom right hand screen as being recognized

Did you uninstall ALL of them under that USB heading? Click the + sign and uninstall everything down there and then reboot. If not, do that and let the computer find them again.

no yellow marks, fixed those emachines technicians updated drivers etc

Did you take the machine to them, or did they do this through tech support?

can not find the word enhanced, guessing same place as yellow marks

If you don't have the word "Enhanced" in there someplace in this area, that means you don't have USB 2.0 installed....and that means that many items won't work in the USB ports. We will progress on this one as we go on

i would love to no where this bios menu is i can not find it

Most computers you hold down the DEL key while the computer starts posting and then the Bios setup menu will come up. If you scroll around in there, you will find a couple of items related to USB and they must be ENABLED. As an information thing, go to the ADVANCED area, then look for USB Configuration....should be in there someplace. Remember, if you change anything, be sure to save before you exit.

i do not no wat a sp2 is i dont think i have it set up im not sure what it is though

Who loaded the Operating system on this unit, was it loaded for you or did you load the OS?

where would i find specs on motherboard? im kinda not that copmuter savvy:S

If you will download and run the program called Everest, it will tell you most of what we need to know about your computer.