USB2.0 Card reader only USB1.1 ??

[Andrew]

Hello,

I wondered if anyone could help me. I bought a USB2.0 card reader
yesterday, it says it supports USB2.0. It said that i would not need to
use the driver CD for Windows XP. I plugged it in and WinXP said
"High-Speed USB device plugged into a non Hi-Speed hub". Now, this is
NOT plugged into a "hub" at all, it's plugged into a USB2.0 card (in a
slot in the back of the PC, i think it's the AGP slot although don't
quote me on that - it's the brown coloured slots of which there are 4).


So i decided to pop the driver CD in and give that a go. I installed the
driver for XP (even though not needed) and it asked me to reboot. Which
i did. When the PC came back on i went into "My Computer" and the drive
letters for the Card reader were not there. I unplugged the USB cable
from the card reader and plugged it back in. The drive letters did show
up but again, windows xp complained "High-Speed USB device plugged into
a non Hi-Speed hub"

In a nutshell, whenever the PC is restarted the card reader does not
show up in My Computer. Only when i unplug it and reconnect it does it
show up (but also gives the error "High-Speed USB device plugged into a
non Hi-Speed hub"), and only works at very slow speed (0.9mb/sec)

I have WinXP Pro (SP1). I didn't upgrade to SP2 because of some hardware
issues. The USB card is definitely a USB2.0 USB card (with 4 USB ports
on it).

This incidentally has happened with an older card reader i had so it is
not the fault of the card reader, it must be something else. Also, my
digital camera works at USB2.0 rates when connected to the very same USB
port, so i don't think it's an issue with the USB card either.

Can anyone shed any light on what might be happening here ?


Kind Regards,
Andrew

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hello,

I wondered if anyone could help me. I bought a USB2.0 card reader
yesterday, it says it supports USB2.0. It said that i would not need to
use the driver CD for Windows XP. I plugged it in and WinXP said
"High-Speed USB device plugged into a non Hi-Speed hub". Now, this is
NOT plugged into a "hub" at all, it's plugged into a USB2.0 card

The message refers to to what the card reader is plugged into, not the card
reader itself.

There is indeed a hub; it is the USB hub circuitry on the card. It just
isn't an external hub.

(in a
slot in the back of the PC, i think it's the AGP slot although don't
quote me on that - it's the brown coloured slots of which there are 4).

It would be a PCI slot. AGP is for video and there will be only one AGP
slot.

So i decided to pop the driver CD in and give that a go. I installed the
driver for XP (even though not needed) and it asked me to reboot. Which
i did. When the PC came back on i went into "My Computer" and the drive
letters for the Card reader were not there. I unplugged the USB cable
from the card reader and plugged it back in. The drive letters did show
up but again, windows xp complained "High-Speed USB device plugged into
a non Hi-Speed hub"

You need to give attention to the device that's being referred to, and it
isn't the card reader.

In a nutshell, whenever the PC is restarted the card reader does not
show up in My Computer. Only when i unplug it and reconnect it does it
show up (but also gives the error "High-Speed USB device plugged into a
non Hi-Speed hub"), and only works at very slow speed (0.9mb/sec)

You should uninstall those unnecessary drivers.

I have WinXP Pro (SP1). I didn't upgrade to SP2 because of some hardware
issues. The USB card is definitely a USB2.0 USB card (with 4 USB ports
on it).

This incidentally has happened with an older card reader i had so it is
not the fault of the card reader, it must be something else. Also, my
digital camera works at USB2.0 rates when connected to the very same USB
port, so i don't think it's an issue with the USB card either.

Can anyone shed any light on what might be happening here ?


Kind Regards,
Andrew

The card that you're using may be malfunctioning. In Device Manager,
locate the card and uninstall it. Reboot and let Windows re-detect and
reinstall its drivers. Consider moving the card to another slot.

HTH
-pk

 

[Andrew]

Patrick Keenan:

The message refers to to what the card reader is plugged into, not the card
reader itself.

There is indeed a hub; it is the USB hub circuitry on the card. It just
isn't an external hub.

4).

It would be a PCI slot. AGP is for video and there will be only one AGP

You need to give attention to the device that's being referred to, and it
isn't the card reader.


You should uninstall those unnecessary drivers.


The card that you're using may be malfunctioning. In Device Manager,

locate the card and uninstall it. Reboot and let Windows re-detect and
reinstall its drivers. Consider moving the card to another slot.

HTH
-pk

I have tried moving it to another slot and things are exactly the same.
It cannot be the PCI USB 2.0 card as my digital camera does definitely
work at 2.0 speeds. It also cannot be the card reader as the other one
does the same too, and i highly doubt both cards (different makes
altogether) would have the exact same fault !

I'm at a loss in figuring this one out !

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Patrick Keenan:



I have tried moving it to another slot and things are exactly the same.
It cannot be the PCI USB 2.0 card as my digital camera does definitely
work at 2.0 speeds. It also cannot be the card reader as the other one
does the same too, and i highly doubt both cards (different makes
altogether) would have the exact same fault !

I'm at a loss in figuring this one out !

Cheers
Andrew

How does the card reader behave in another system? How much power does it
draw - does it have an adapter?

-pk

 

[Andrew]

Patrick Keenan:

How does the card reader behave in another system? How much power does it
draw - does it have an adapter?

-pk

No adapter, it works fine in dad's PC, it just struck me as strange how
my digital camera downloads through the same USB port at fast rates
(approx 3.5mb/s) and the card reader doesn't (neither does the other
card reader !). Having said that, the digital camera is basically a
"powered" mass storage device whereas the card reader is USB bus powered
(would that make a difference ??). But why does it work in my dad's PC
and not mine ?. His PC is SP2, mine is SP1 ??

Weird !

Cheers for the quick reply !
Andrew

 

[Andrew]

Andrew:

Patrick Keenan:

No adapter, it works fine in dad's PC, it just struck me as strange how
my digital camera downloads through the same USB port at fast rates
(approx 3.5mb/s) and the card reader doesn't (neither does the other
card reader !). Having said that, the digital camera is basically a
"powered" mass storage device whereas the card reader is USB bus powered
(would that make a difference ??). But why does it work in my dad's PC
and not mine ?. His PC is SP2, mine is SP1 ??

Weird !

Cheers for the quick reply !
Andrew

Also the thing confusing me is why does xp not recognise this card (or
the other one for that matter) on start-up ??, why is it necessary for
me to disconnect the USB cable then re-connect for xp to "see" the drive
letters in My Computer ???

Cheers
Andrew