Question about usb 2.0 issues..

[Talahasee]

I have a ASUS A7V8X-7 board that I got brand new after
studying a number of boards online.

One feature that it is supposed to have is usb 2.0.

I am not the most savvy person regarding usb, so I have used
it for well over a year now (past the warranty), thinking I
had usb 2.0. I have even swapped it (on warranty) once, due
to a system failure.

Awhile back, with the old board, and even with this "new"
one, I noticed that when I plugged in peripherals, I was
getting a "high speed usb device plugged into a low-speed
usb port".

I didn't understand that at first, then I guessed that I
simply had to get usb 2.0 hubs, and that-- instead-- I had
MISTAKENLY gotten usb 1.1 hubs.

My son recently gave me a usb 2.0 hub.

I have also downloaded all the correct drivers, and I now
have two usb 2.0 driver install cds.

With all this hardware, and with drivers I KNOW are 2.0, I
still have ONLY usb 1.1 on my system, and every time I plug
in a usb peripheral, I get the "high speed peripheral
plugged into a low-speed hub."

I KNOW that SP 2 contains usb 2.0 drivers, and I have loaded
it several times now (during different installs).

Nothing makes my board's usb 2.0.

Now that I realize that evidently, my board is DEFECTIVE and
does NOT contain usb 2.0, ASUS will not reply to my queries.


All that to say this.

Now that I have explained my problem, I am wiling to buy a
PCI card that is usb 2.0

BUT, if I install a usb 2.0 PCI card in my 1.1 system, am I
going to FINALLY have usb 2.0 from that add-on card, or am I
stuck with usb 1.1 until I change boards?

I do not mind buying a PCI card, but I don't want to spend
money if it's not going to help.


Help?

tia

Tallahassee

 

[RJK]

If you mean an Asus A7V8X-X board then it does have USB 2.0 on it. You need
SP2 installed to get the USB 2.0 driver stack (four files I think?).
Remove the entire USB branch in Device Manager, and reboot.

I had issues with USB on several A7V8X-X's a while back, and had to fight
with patches - if the above doesn't work I'll re-research it. i.e. dig
through my 2nd hd !!!

regards, Richard

 

[S.Sengupta]

I think you are doing something as that M/B (Asus A7V8X-X)has built-in
USB2.0 ‧ 6 x USB 2.0 ports.

In the mean time see this KB Article:-
General USB troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310575

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[S.Sengupta]

I think you are doing something wrong as that M/B (Asus A7V8X-X)has
built-in USB2.0 ‧ 6 x USB 2.0 ports.

In the mean time see this KB Article:-
General USB troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310575

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Jonny]

Motherboards come with driver CDs. USB 2.0 driver, if applicable, comes on
that CD. The driver is separate from the big driver for the motherboard
chipset/ide/sata/usb 1.1 et al.
Don't think XP supports all manufacturer's USB 2.0 chip implementation by
providing a driver for each. Common ones are VIA, TI, and NEC.