Hi I think the usb ports on my asrock z77 extreme4 are dying on me. The sound device and keyboard connected to them stop working intermittently and sometimes I have to restart about 20 times just for the sound device to work, even when I try switching the usb ports. Tested both my sound device and keyboard on another computer and they work fine so I assume it's a mobo problem. Can you guys suggest another mobo hopefully not another asus because I seem to have read that usb port problems aren't particularly rare on their mobos. I'd just like one the same size so I don't have to switch anything else out and I just have to do a fresh install. Thanks!

Using an i5 3570k
radeon 7870
8gb ddr3 ripjaws 2133
corsair rm 750 psu
840evo 120gb sata3 ssd
seagate 1tb hdd

This post was edited by Mirai on Feb 9 2016 06:58pm

Well it could also be a driver or Windows issue as well.

i would reinstall the usb drivers

all mine are still working




no idea why i have 2 different versions, zzz microsoft lol

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Feb 9 2016 07:49pm

Mine too. Win 7 x64 and ASUS mobo....and I don't even have a case that supports the USB 3.0 that my motherboard supports.

Okay I reinstalled my usb drivers and it seems to be working but then the audio stutters whenever I open a new tab or open a game like csgo/dota and sometimes it just stops completely and I have to restart/refresh whatever audio program I was using. Any ideas on that?
Yeah the audio just completely stops working if I even join or obs a game of cs/dota and sometimes for no apparent reason with nothing else open.

This post was edited by Mirai on Feb 9 2016 11:20pm

What audio?

Headphones, speakers, monitor speakers, 3.5mm, USB ??


/e ....it would really help to have a screenshot of Device Manager, with VIEW > Show Hidden Devices...check marked, and a Speccy screenshot.


Get SPECCY here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download ...get the FREE version from the: Piriform Link ...Speccy is a really nice system hardware/temperature, information Utility....simply install it...and run the program...then post a screen shot of the main page of the program, when posting a problem/question on these forums.




This post was edited by Ghot on Feb 9 2016 11:33pm

usb to a schiit modi and then to speakers.

I have no idea what : schiit modi is.

Just a random device that changes digital audio signals into analog.

Well try your speakers in the motherboard jack(s). Maybe your DAC or it's drivers are the issue?