XBOX 360 - Front USB ports verses Rear USB ports for USB-Memory-Sticks

Perhaps I put my first thread in the wrong forum...

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_support/xbox_360_support/f/7/t/2097047.aspx

Basically, I have two functional USB-Memory-Sticks

They work in the two front USB ports on the XBox360 = Formatted, and have profiles stored on them - no problem.

Neither USB-Memory-Stick work when placed in the four rear USB ports - not even recognized on the back USB ports, as in the little light doesn't flash on them at all.

Doesn't matter which of the four rear ports are used.

I have an Infinity2.0 pad plugged in to the rear USB ports. I have plugged it in on all four ports, it works on all four rear ports

I've cold booted the XBOX360 with the USB-Memory-Stick inserted in to one of the rear-usb ports, removed and then re-inserted, and just about every combination of cold and warm boots and plug and un-plug of the USB-Memory-Sticks I can think of... and the
only time they are recognized are when they are in one (or both) of the front USB ports.

:)

 

XBOX-360, Rear USB ports do not recognize USB-Memory Sticks

RE: XBOX-360 S (?), Rear USB ports do not recognize USB-Memory Sticks

+ I've searched the internet using two different search engines and have scrolled thru about 30 pages in the forums here at XBOX.com (lots of questions about resetting the parental password (@_@) ); however, I don't see anything much about this particular
scenario.++

+ I have the Disney Infinity pad plugged into the rear USB ports, this works just fine, Mickey Mouse, 'Matter, etc... all show up in the game.

+ I have two USB thumb drives, when I plug these into the front USB ports, the lights flash on the drive and they show up in the storage devices listing; however, neither drive (one is 32GB the other is 2GB) lights up nor is recognized as storage devices.

+ So, I know the rear ports are working (all four) from the infinity pad

+ I know the front ports are working from the USB memory sticks

+ I know the USB memory sticks are working, the show up in the front ports on the 360 and on my PC.

-+ I've left the memory sticks in the 360 rear usb ports and rebooted = not recognized

-+ I've left the memory sticks in the 360 rear usb ports, shut down, removed the power, waited 10 minutes, restored power and rebooted = not recognized

-+ The memory sticks in the front usb ports are always recognized.

-+ I was going to hook up a small external usb harddrive to the rear ports; however, I'm not sure if that will do anything and decided I just post a question instead.

 

console won't recognize a new usb memory storage device

Also are you plugging it in to the rear or front usb ports. if the rear ones dont always read usb sticks for some reason