usb problems

[Doug D.]

I am currently running Windows XP Media Center 2005 and am having problems
with my usb devices. My printer and MP3 player were working fine up to
recently, now my system says something is plugged in but does not recognize
anything. I have tried the supposed "HOT FIX", unplugging & plugging in every
device, and the suspending power fixes to no avail.
Can anybody help me out?
Apparently from what I read, SP3 fixes this problem, but alas there is
problems installing that as well.
HELP ME!!
I had made no changes to any programs or hardware prior to this. I even ran
an AVG Anti-virus scan to make sure everything was clean.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

I am currently running Windows XP Media Center 2005 and am having problems

with my usb devices. My printer and MP3 player were working fine up to
recently, now my system says something is plugged in but does not recognize
anything. I have tried the supposed "HOT FIX", unplugging & plugging in every
device, and the suspending power fixes to no avail.
Can anybody help me out?
Apparently from what I read, SP3 fixes this problem, but alas there is
problems installing that as well.
HELP ME!!
I had made no changes to any programs or hardware prior to this. I even ran
an AVG Anti-virus scan to make sure everything was clean.

Have you already installed the Intel Chipset Drivers? Give it a shot.
Download free from Intel here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/fil...+Center+Edition&lang=eng&strOSs=88&submit=Go!

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Doug D.]

Downloaded the Intel chipset drivers as suggusted, but it came with an error,
" system does meet requirements". Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks for the chipset suggestion Chicago Wolf.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Downloaded the Intel chipset drivers as suggusted, but it came with an error,

" system does meet requirements". Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks for the chipset suggestion Chicago Wolf.

Ok, that likely tells me you don't have an Intel chipset drive. Can
you download CPU-Z 1.46, run it, and tell me some info on the
"Mainboard" tab. It'll tell me if it is a non-Intel chipset and more
system information.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Doug D.]

Chicago Wolf
I hope this is the info you were looking for in order to help me with my
problems:

CPU Information
Property Value
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / One Core / 2 Logical Processors /
64 bits
Vendor GenuineIntel
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4 630
CPU Code Name Prescott
Platform Name Socket 775 LGA
CPU Full Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Revision N0
Technology 90 nm
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, ET64, XD, EST, HT
Original Clock 3000 MHz
Original System Clock 200 MHz
Original Multiplier 15.0
CPU Clock 3000 MHz
System Clock 200.0 MHz
FSB 800.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 16 KBytes
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kuops
L2 Cache 2048 KBytes


MOTHERBOARD Information
Property Value
Manufacturer
Model RS400-SB400
Version
Serial Number

North Bridge ATI RS400/RC400/RC410 Revision 01
South Bridge ATI SB400 Revision 01

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 775 LGA

System Slots 2 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 32 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed


Please advise if you can help me with this, I am ready to throw this system
out and start again with a new system. However I am afraid I'll end up with
the same problem again in time.

 

[smlunatick]

Chicago Wolf
I hope this is the info you were looking for in order to help me with my
problems:

CPU Information
Property        Value
Number of CPU(s)        One Physical Processor / One Core / 2 Logical Processors /
64 bits
Vendor  GenuineIntel
CPU Name        Intel Pentium 4 630
CPU Code Name   Prescott
Platform Name   Socket 775 LGA
CPU Full Name   Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Revision        N0
Technology      90 nm
Instructions    MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, ET64, XD, EST, HT
Original Clock  3000 MHz
Original System Clock   200 MHz
Original Multiplier     15.0
CPU Clock       3000 MHz
System Clock    200.0 MHz
FSB     800.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache   16 KBytes
L1 Trace Cache  12 Kuops
L2 Cache        2048 KBytes

MOTHERBOARD Information
Property        Value
Manufacturer    
Model   RS400-SB400
Version  
Serial Number    

North Bridge    ATI RS400/RC400/RC410 Revision 01
South Bridge    ATI SB400 Revision 01

CPU     Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Cpu Socket      Socket 775 LGA

System Slots    2 PCI

Memory Summary  
Maximum Capacity        1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size      32 MBytes
Memory Slots    2
Error Correction        None

Warning!        Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

Please advise if you can help me with this, I am ready to throw this system
out and start again with a new system. However I am afraid I'll end up with
the same problem again in time.
--
Doug D.(puzzled)







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Intel chipset drivers are only for motherboards that use Intel chipset
controls. With an ATI northbridge / southbridge, I believe you might
need the drivers form the motherboard maunfacture or AMD/ATI.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Chicago Wolf

I hope this is the info you were looking for in order to help me with my
problems:

CPU Information
Property Value
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / One Core / 2 Logical Processors /
64 bits
Vendor GenuineIntel
CPU Name Intel Pentium 4 630
CPU Code Name Prescott
Platform Name Socket 775 LGA
CPU Full Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Revision N0
Technology 90 nm
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, ET64, XD, EST, HT
Original Clock 3000 MHz
Original System Clock 200 MHz
Original Multiplier 15.0
CPU Clock 3000 MHz
System Clock 200.0 MHz
FSB 800.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 16 KBytes
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kuops
L2 Cache 2048 KBytes


MOTHERBOARD Information
Property Value
Manufacturer
Model RS400-SB400
Version
Serial Number

North Bridge ATI RS400/RC400/RC410 Revision 01
South Bridge ATI SB400 Revision 01

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 775 LGA

System Slots 2 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 32 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed


Please advise if you can help me with this, I am ready to throw this system
out and start again with a new system. However I am afraid I'll end up with
the same problem again in time.

Ok, my only guess would be to update the ATI chipset drives since this
is an ATI based and not an Intel based chipset motherboard. That makes
sense why the Intel ones didn't work. Do you have any clue as to the
motherboard maker and model? If you open the case door it'll usually
be printer in big letters such as Gigabyte ABC-123 or ASUS XYZ-123
Pro.

My guess is that the makers of the motherboard have released new
drivers for the motherboard you ma not have installed yet.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Doug D.]

Chicago Wolf
I have downloaded and installed the chipset from ATI. The board manufacturer
is GATEWAY. This did not solve any issues. System still says unknown device
when anything is plugged. I also brought the system to the office to work on
and the system still has one unknown device in the USB root even though
nothing was connected.
I am getting really confused now!!

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Chicago Wolf

I have downloaded and installed the chipset from ATI. The board manufacturer
is GATEWAY. This did not solve any issues. System still says unknown device
when anything is plugged. I also brought the system to the office to work on
and the system still has one unknown device in the USB root even though
nothing was connected.
I am getting really confused now!!

Ok, don't panic..yet. Ha! What model Gateway is this? What you can
also do is click on that Unknown Device, delete it, and then click the
Action menu > Scan for hardware changes and see if it finds the device
or just puts the unknown device back in there. If it just says unknown
device after that, go and grab this nifty utility called "Unknown
Devices" 1.4.20 from here (http://www.halfdone.com/ukd/). Fire it up
and see if it gives any details as to what the Unknown Device might
be.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Doug D.]

Actually it is an Emachines #H5038 system with Gateway manufactured board.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Actually it is an Emachines #H5038 system with Gateway manufactured board.

Ok, from what I can gather, this is using XP Media Center Edition?
Does CPU-Z tell you what BIOS Version is currently there? It would
appear on the Mainboard tab.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Doug D.]

Chicago Wolf
Thanks for all the help, but I finally solved the problem. I went out and
bought and installed a new USB-PCI card. Just finished installing it and
seems to be working so far.
Thanks