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Thanks for the response. I tried your suggestion last night. It worked! When I removed the USB root hubs the server stayed up. I restarted the server and Windows reloaded the drivers. Then when I plugged in a USB device it was recognized. Many thanks!
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Thanks for the response. I tried your suggestion last night. It worked! When I removed the USB root hubs the server stayed up. I restarted the server and Windows reloaded the drivers. Then when I plugged in a USB device it was recognized. Many thanks!

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We have Windows 2000 server running on an HP Proliant 150 G2. There is a Maxtor OneTouch (2.5&quot; external HD) that is used for backups. Every thing was working fine. When the external drive was originally connected it was just plugged in, Windows recognized it, and it worked. We had trouble with a Windows update some time back and Windows crashed. We did an 'in place' repair of Windows by reinstalling Windows using the repair option. Windows is working fine but the server does not recognize the USB port at all. Anything plugged into it is unseen. The device manager shows no problems. Any ideas on how to get the USB port going without having to do a complete reinstall of Windows?
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We have Windows 2000 server running on an HP Proliant 150 G2. There is a Maxtor OneTouch (2.5" external HD) that is used for backups. Every thing was working fine. When the external drive was originally connected it was just plugged in, Windows recognized it, and it worked. We had trouble with a Windows update some time back and Windows crashed. We did an 'in place' repair of Windows by reinstalling Windows using the repair option. Windows is working fine but the server does not recognize the USB port at all. Anything plugged into it is unseen. The device manager shows no problems. Any ideas on how to get the USB port going without having to do a complete reinstall of Windows?

USB prot not seen on an HP server running W2K

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.

Windows 2000

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.