I've located a marking on the M/Board, next to where the component blew.
It reads FB5, could someone tell me if this is a fuse that has failed?
I have desoldered the failed USB ports from the board and I am sort of hoping that soldering a piece of Tinned copper wire, will reinstate the use of the USB ports that I added on, as these do not work either, even though they are enabled in BIOS, it seems like there is a break in the circuit, even though Device Manager tells me that the ports are working properly.
I really hate double-sided PC Boards, especially when they have SMD devices on them!. [Linked Image]