As for your mobo problem, have you updated the bios? or have you got the latest drivers from you mobo manufactures web page? as you may already know the drivers on the disk that came with it (99% of the time) are not the final drivers for it. is the USB port you are using a USB 3 or USB 2 port? the 11r is USB 2 and there is a USB 3 driver that is separate from your other drivers for USB.
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