On 04/20/2012 04:25 PM, Mark Gary wrote:
> On 19/04/2012 07:18, philo wrote:
>> On 04/17/2012 07:46 AM, Mark Gary wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a computer desktop thats now a few years old. It has onboard an
>>> Intel 82801BA/BAM USB 1 controler. Because I wanted to upgrade to hi
>>> speed, it purchased a PCI USB 2.0 controller, which the system reports
>>> as a VIA Rev 5 or later. From the very start XP refused to recognise it
>>> as USB 2, and I was getting the stupid message "your device can perform
>>> faster" etc, everyting time I pluged ANY USB2 device. I did manage to
>>> find some VIA specific drivers on the internet that appeared to fix the
>>> problem,
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>> Try the card in a different PCI slot
>>
>> looks like the bios is changing the way resources are allocated.
>>
>>
>> If that does not do the trick...go the them mfg's website and get the
>> latest drivers rather then questionable ones you found on the internet.
>
> Perhaps "on the internet" is a bit of a misnomer on my part. I
> downloaded directly from VIA website, file name VIAUSB2V270-L. The XP
> part of it is in fact a filter driver, which is supposed to "enhance"
> the onboard Microsoft drivers.
>
Ok, then I'm sure you got the correct driver
> I'll try shifting it to another PCI slot, and if that does not work, I
> think I'll just pay for a new one with a NEC chipset, as I have been
> told they are much better.
>
>
No guarantee of course but I have seen that work quite a few times
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