# USB problem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-problem/340435>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-problem/340435 "2006-01-17T23:29:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-problem/340435/1 "2006-01-17T23:29:58Z")

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I suspect there may be a USB issue with my PC. Is there a diagnostic tool that I can run to check it out? I’m having a problem communitcating with the scanner on the all in one and my feedback joystick controller (both of these things are USB connected) is fudging up.  
Does anyone know of a way I can check the integrity of the USB root thingy?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-problem/340435/2 "2006-01-18T00:16:07Z")

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Did you open up the device manager and see if they are listed as Ok there? That is the primary authority on whether it is functioning Ok or not.

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**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-problem/340435/3 "2006-01-18T01:36:26Z")

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thanks, yes the device manager shows nothing unusual, but I thought it might be something deeper in the system that wont be obvious.