USB Port Dead on MBP??

[prof]

The USB port on the left side of my MBP seems to be dead.
I've tried connecting a couple different USB drives to it and
the power light on the drives comes on but they don't mount.
Both work fine on the other USB port. Is there a hardware test
that I can run to verify that the port isn't working before I have
to take it in to the Apple Store?? Or is there some way to reset
the USB ports??

TIA,
prof

[JoeH]

Does the port work for mice or keyboards or other low power usage devices? That would indicate you have a known problem with some models, the port on one side does not get full power and does not power drives.

[prof]

JoeH wrote:
Does the port work for mice or keyboards or other low power usage devices? That would indicate you have a known problem with some models, the port on one side does not get full power and does not power drives.

Good idea, I'll try that.
It's a 2.4 MBP and the problem USB port worked fine for a year.
I wasn't aware of any known issues with USB ports on MBP's.

Thanks,
prof

[mstudio]

Try resetting the PMU. Shut it off, remove battery, unplug from wall. Hold down the power button for a few seconds, put battery back in, plug back into wall, turn on.

This may work, it has for me.

[prof]

mstudio wrote:
Try resetting the PMU. Shut it off, remove battery, unplug from wall. Hold down the power button for a few seconds, put battery back in, plug back into wall, turn on.

This may work, it has for me.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot!