sometimes when i go to insert my USB drive into a newly installed USB 2.0 port, the comp sometimes freeze, or it will crash. if it freezes, i will have to press reset, if it crashes, it will attempt to auto-reboot. a usb mp3 i have also can cause this problem, but other usb devices (printer etc, no problems there...)
Whichever happens, the result is the same, the com will reach the point of trying to reboot, then the monitor goes into amber light mode, then the comp will just make constant beeping noises and not boot up.
powering off at the switch and back on fixes the problem.
anyone know what is wrong?
Can you try plugging your USB printer to those ports to see if they caused problems? If they caused problems, it's the USB ports that are having problems, not your MP3 or any other USB devices.