The first hit on http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Turn+off+a+usb+port+power+save+option&btnG=Search
Is titled "USB port may stop working after you remove or insert a USB device".
Try that!
I have a HP Notebook and the USB ports have quit does anyone have any ideas on why this would happen and how it can be fixed.

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