Front usb ports not working

all of a sudden everytime i put something in my usb slots i get usb device not reconized or i get searching for drivers only for windows 7 to not find them,i even uninstalled them and re-installed them but still wont reconize and usb stick or my wifes kindle.

 

I got the same kind of error for one of the side ports on my laptop. The port was damaged and in my case, I had to replace the system board because the USB is surface mounted to the board and I can't desolder/solder new ports. Since your computer apparently has a separate small board for the front USB ports, you may need to replace that small board.

 

Quite often USB issues can be cleared up by simply deleting USB items in device manager and rebooting, during the reboot Windows will reload the drivers.