Yesterday I inadvertanly yanked the power plug on my USB hub. My logitech headset/mic was plugged into this hub, a fact which may or may not be relevant. Before I yanked the power chord, the headset was working.

Now it isn't. I've rebooted. I have plugged the headset into a bunch of different USB ports, not just on the hub bot on my case itself (ports I have verified as being fully functional). Windows 7 (x64) doesn't seem to recognize that it has been plugged in.

Is it possible my headset died of shock? I don't see any issues in the device manager. I guess I could reinstall my audio driver (sound is on-board), but I'm not clear if that could be a potential solution (to be clear, sound is otherwise working as normal on the machine).

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In my experience, I have seen this happen with other USB devices. Some of those cases were solved by de-energizing the system (even when you reboot equipment still has power). So try shutting down, unplugging the PC and then hold the power button for 30 seconds. Plug it back in and power up. Let it boot completely and then plug your headset in.

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