Year old desktop usb ports went dead. Are powered

The front USB connectors are usually either molded into the front case or held in via a clip or screws. Unfortunately, when they go out due to the tab within the USB port breaking, they are not easily replaced as each manufacturer creates their own proprietary connector...not the USB part but the hardware to hold the USB in place. So you will find the hardest part of this project finding the right connector or "jerry-rigging" the new one to fit.

Another alternative is to remove everything from the old case...the mainboard, all the drives and whatever else can be moved, and put it into a new case. If your current power supply is good and of a standard size, etc...you can get a used case for around $10.00 and put all the other things from the old one in it. Fortunately, this series of Acer seems to be pretty much generic so everything should fit....just make sure the "new" case has good front USB ports.

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No OS stated. (operating system) nor if PC is internet connected.
no Simplesafe model stated, is it the 3.5" HDD? version
id yes it needs power pack to use it. HDD uses huge currents to start up. and spin.
USB ports?
if the drive fails on all PCs, the drive is bad. (or was erased by grimlin's in the night)
plug in the power pack 12vdc is correct.
do not mix it up with other packs or boom.
then listen to the hdd case with you ear, here it spin up?
if not the pack is dead, or the hdd is dead.


here is the power pack for it sold in stores
see that model number there you forgot, to mention, MD2....~~~~

12V Mains AC-DC Adapter for HP Simplesave 2TB MD2000HB External Hard Drive HS....

the drives can fail and be good.
for many reasons.

1. bad usb port
2. usb port driver missing.
3. OS virus corruptiong
4. drive fails to spin means no 12vdc power. (bad power pack)
5. using a laptop and expecting the weak USB ports to start HDD motor, will never happen, on large 3.5" HDD. some cant even start a 2.5"

http://www.pcdied.com/external-hdd.html

Here are some specs.

T160-US321H (acer relic daY) year 2005 and 12 years old you nowl
you posted with no monitor told maker and model and how connected, nor when it last worked right (never) or failed just now after years of good service/? or bought any of that dead.
actual all of that you see and even open case, can fail, every inch.
PCs use shared resource that if fail the CARD house fails
study von Neumann architecture for why.
Screen 100% dead no Acer splash from PC nor bios screens all dead. that means video out put is dead. (or PC fully dead)

NOT TOLD DOES PC HAVE GPU CARD IN X16 PCI-E SLOT IF YES MUST BE CONNECTED TO MONITOR.
WOW THE OLD DAYS WHEN ACER HAD REAL MANUAL's, nice.

SERVICE man. SEE LINK BELOW.
the hit list mine based on age. 12. (then) screen dead. squawk.

1. the monitor 2005 is dead as all are. now, CCFL dead LAMPS and fails on a 2nd GOOD PC, proves MON IS DEAD.
2. PLUGGED IN WRONG, USE THE VGA PORT ON MOBO WITH NO GPU CARDS INSTALLED.
3. Hold power button on PC in for 10seconds and release/?
4. The PC has 12 years of lint , never serviced and sure fan runs fast for that, lint, it's only trying to save its bacon from the #1 killerrrr of electronics = heat.
5. the RTC coin cell battery is dead, spec is 7y max not 12. so is dead and now BIOS is 100% confused and in CHAOS mode.
6. put in a new $1 coin now.
7. reset bios screens. next. if screen works
8. then remove all power to PC AC cord, even overnight like that. then put back a Ac AND DO THE 10 POWER ON TEST. EVEN LEARN TO TURN ON PC FIRST, SEE POWER LED ON PC NOT BLINK AND THEN TURN ON MONITOR LAST 15SECONDS LATE OR MORE AND THEN SEE MONITOR TALK TO YOU, LIKE THIS , no signal, no sync,. no connection or out of range errors. the first 3 are dead PC VGA port the latter is PC set to ******* resolution of unstated monitor.
9. and 20 more cause and test. reduce the PC top min, system , all ALL usb things unplugged, all sata, all IDE drivers, ALL cables to all drives pulled, all PCI cards pulled, all ram by 1 stick of ram in back0 channel "A" , (ELAB: test each stick of ram in that slot 1 by 1, blow out the slot first. with can-o-air sold at walmart or use 30psi shop air as shops do.
10. we do this because anything that shorts makes PC fail hard.

this mobo is AMD Nforce junk , zero support now and for sure zero future at all , no hope of newer OS>? GF 6100 onboard.
Nforce Crush 51 runs the VGA port . (NF 405?)


https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/38309/acer-aspire-t160-aspire-ase360.html?download



2005 monitors used CCFL black lamps and all; are dead now.
the tubes are dead, and OSD is dead too (a huge clue there)
and a flash light pointed the screen as PC BOOTS.
you see data now, bingo for CCFL *****. 20,000 hours and Kaput..
dim, dead or intermittent.
or a new monitor 2010 up, LED only black lamps and win./

try it in another usb port. this to make sure it is the drive and not the port. if it doesn't light up in a working port it's dead. if it is less than a year old go to the manufactures web site and see if you can get a new one. unfortunately there really are no fixes for dead flash drives. -aokcomputer

you need a new battery it happened to my mom's desktop and she took it in and they told her to get a new power sorce so you most likley need a new battery

hello, this has been one of the most reported problem with the 5100 model. i have 2 of them, and they have done the same thing! one i had 2 find and install a new mainboard-400 bucks! not very cost friendly. i did post a solution more than a year ago, but it is a work around that let me use the acer with the dead keyboard,touchpad,usb- you must buy a pcmcia usb card, it goes in the slot on the left side of the acer 5100. then a usb mouse and keyboard will work. (you can get this cardbus adapter cheap, as 400 bucks is 2 much. these pcmcia cardbus card come with 2 or 4 ports. this will let you use the pc, it has been a great solution for me and a lot of others, been in use over a year like this. acer is no help, unless you wish 2 spend a large amount of $. the one with the new board lasted about 8 months before the usb port stopped working for the second time, i then got a second cardbus usb card and have usb again. sorry for your problem.. good luck! do as i say and the acer will work again.( a problem model) just search for pcmcia usb cardbus you will find many 2 choose from- i picked the ones with the NEC chipset, as these are reliable! be well!

clear the bios by replacing the small battery on the mainboard.

Call acer let them replace the systemboard of your E machine.

I have the same problem wher my software detective says It,s working.But its not,Try jacking your speaker system in to spare or freinds system to make sure your speakers and wires are good.I.m thinking to solve the problem,may there is a way to hook speakers in to a outgoing USB port.if your speakers are self powered,then I.s just the question of getting the aaudio info out of
desktop and into my audio system.