At Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:31:26 -0500 (EST) CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
Based on another message respecting power to the USB key I inserted it into a port located at the back of the host and it was recognized immediately. I have no idea why it is not picked up when placed into on of the front panel usb ports but it matters not so long as I can mount it.
Sounds like your front panel usb ports don't have the power connections wired or maybe they are broken?
Thanks for the help.