Oh, my bad... it was in the Ubuntu Forums where someone responded with similar trouble using Intel Atom boards:
"10.04 server not recognizing USB drives suddenly" http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1576834 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/645211 Title: USB HDD and Flash Drives no longer recognized -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs