Toshiba a105-21014 all usb ports, phone port, and ethernet port don't work

Frostbite · 08-19-2007, 06:57 PM

On my Toshiba a105-s1014, all my usb ports, phone ports, and ethernet ports don't work. Sometimes they do for a few minutes, and then they stop working, and it says that it lost the connection to whatever is in the ports, and they all stop working at the same time. Does anyone have any idea of what might be wrong with it?

**TheMatt** · 08-20-2007, 10:57 PM

Go into Device Manager and see if you see any yellow or red !'s next to any items.

Frostbite · 08-27-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMatt

Go into Device Manager and see if you see any yellow or red !'s next to any items.

I went checked the device manager, and there aren't any exclamation marks or anything next to the items. Sometimes, when I insert a something into the USB port the computer recognizes that there is something in it, but then it tells me "one of the usb devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and wndows does not recognize it. For assisance in solving this problem, click on this message." What I find perplexing is how the usb ports, phone ports, and ethernet ports fail all at the same time. Any ideas?

**TheMatt** · 08-27-2007, 07:01 AM

Sounds like a failing Motherboard. The easy way out is to get PCMCIA cards for all the devices you need. The motherboard will cost more to replace than buying a new laptop unfortunately.

Frostbite · 08-28-2007, 04:55 AM

Thank you so much. I'm going to folow your advice and buy a pc card.

08-19-2007, 06:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Frostbite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13 OS: Windows Vista/Ubuntu 7.04	Toshiba a105-21014 all usb ports, phone port, and ethernet port don't work On my Toshiba a105-s1014, all my usb ports, phone ports, and ethernet ports don't work. Sometimes they do for a few minutes, and then they stop working, and it says that it lost the connection to whatever is in the ports, and they all stop working at the same time. Does anyone have any idea of what might be wrong with it?

08-20-2007, 10:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Toshiba a105-21014 all usb ports, phone port, and ethernet port don't work Go into Device Manager and see if you see any yellow or red !'s next to any items. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

08-27-2007, 07:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Toshiba a105-21014 all usb ports, phone port, and ethernet port don't work Sounds like a failing Motherboard. The easy way out is to get PCMCIA cards for all the devices you need. The motherboard will cost more to replace than buying a new laptop unfortunately. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

08-28-2007, 04:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frostbite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13 OS: Windows Vista/Ubuntu 7.04	Re: Toshiba a105-21014 all usb ports, phone port, and ethernet port don't work Thank you so much. I'm going to folow your advice and buy a pc card.