I gave it the once over under the microscope, no cold or broken solder connections. It looks like it has a switcher and an couple of linear power supplies on the board so the fact that I don't have the right adapter shouldn't be a problem.
SGS Thompson MC33078 Op Amp's if anybodies curious.
I'm pretty sure the legacy USB support was enabled in the BIOS. I'll do a chipset update though, chances are I have what came on the disk 2 years ago installed.