USB Connectivity

[Bob]

With 98 I had problems but was able to work around them.
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't recognize my
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to a patch
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a suggestion?
If you want to email me directly it would be appreciated.
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync. This is
CRAZY!!!!

Thanks,
McH

 

[Mistoffolees]

With 98 I had problems but was able to work around them.
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't recognize my
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to a patch
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a suggestion?
If you want to email me directly it would be appreciated.
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync. This is
CRAZY!!!!

Thanks,
McH

Windows 2000 should be able to see the USB ports natively. However,
it also might be necessary to install the Windows 2000 USB driver files
from the motherboard cdrom. What does Device Manager show for the
USB pots?

 

[Guest]

Here's what I got from Device Manager: ( and I apologize, but I'm not a whiz at these things

1) Under Universal Serial Bus Controllers I have listed "Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host.
2) The Driver Version dated 6/19/2003 is 5.0.2195.651

That's all I could discern from Device Mgr. Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all the help you can give me.

Also, this system was built for me by my son in law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't afford one right now


----- Mistoffolees wrote: ----


Bob wrote

With 98 I had problems but was able to work around them
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't recognize m
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to a patc
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a suggestion
If you want to email me directly it would be appreciated
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync. This i
CRAZY!!!
Mc

Windows 2000 should be able to see the USB ports natively. However
it also might be necessary to install the Windows 2000 USB driver file
from the motherboard cdrom. What does Device Manager show for th
USB pots

 

[Guest]

P.S. I just downloaded (but did not run) rndisusb1-1 from the Drivers section of this web site. If that is a possible solution???? I'll wait till I hear back from you before running it

----- Bob wrote: ----

Here's what I got from Device Manager: ( and I apologize, but I'm not a whiz at these things

1) Under Universal Serial Bus Controllers I have listed "Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host.
2) The Driver Version dated 6/19/2003 is 5.0.2195.651

That's all I could discern from Device Mgr. Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all the help you can give me.

Also, this system was built for me by my son in law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't afford one right now


----- Mistoffolees wrote: ----


Bob wrote

With 98 I had problems but was able to work around them
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't recognize m
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to a patc
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a suggestion
If you want to email me directly it would be appreciated
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync. This i
CRAZY!!!
Mc

Windows 2000 should be able to see the USB ports natively. However
it also might be necessary to install the Windows 2000 USB driver file
from the motherboard cdrom. What does Device Manager show for th
USB pots

 

[Bob I]

Pop the cover and determine Motherboard Manufacturer and Model. Make a
note of the BIOS version from the POST boot screen. Then go to the
Manufacturers Web site and download any drivers and BIOS upgrades that
are available for that motherboard. Have your son in law give you a hand
it getting it updated.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Bob I. I'll try that. What about the driver patch I downloaded (rndisusb1-1) Would that do anything? Would it hurt to run it?

----- Bob I wrote: -----

Pop the cover and determine Motherboard Manufacturer and Model. Make a
note of the BIOS version from the POST boot screen. Then go to the
Manufacturers Web site and download any drivers and BIOS upgrades that
are available for that motherboard. Have your son in law give you a hand
it getting it updated.

 

[Bob I]

I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from. If it is not
for your motherboard you may end up with a PC that won't even boot
properly. Sort of like some cars run on gasoline and some on diesel,
both are engine fuels but dump the wrong one in and it's no good.

 

[Bob]

Okay, well thanks. I really appreciate your help. The
patch came from MS and is supposed to help USB problems,
but let me tell you where I am. I found the motherboard
MFG (AOpen) and downloaded the latest BIOS. The
instructions say to put the files on a DOS disk and boot
to that disk. Well, I can't figure out how to make it a
Dos disk, nor to make the computer boot up from it. I
reconfigured the BIOS to look on A first, but it doesn't
like that disk.

So, 1) how do I make it a DOS disk, and 2) how do I get
the file onto it, and then 3) how do I make the machine
boot to it?

At the moment, I have the two files in a folder on my hard
drive. Here are the exact instructions from AOpen:

R2.35 English 197KB 2000/05/18
Checksum 6287h
Fixes detection error of DIMM #4.
[Note] Please follow steps below to flash this new type
BIOS of AX6B motherboards. Procedure: Download this zipped
file. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which
supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the
binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment.
Save "AX6B235.EXE" and "AX6B235.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.
Reboot your system with this disk without loading any
memory handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as
much free space as possible. If you have an EPROM writer,
simply take the .BIN file to program your BIOS. Execute
A:>AX6B235 and the program will do the rest of it. DO NOT
turn off power during flashing process, until you are
asked to!! Reboot system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS
setup, load "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT.
Done!

-----Original Message-----
I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from. If it is not
for your motherboard you may end up with a PC that won't even boot
properly. Sort of like some cars run on gasoline and some on diesel,
both are engine fuels but dump the wrong one in and it's no good.

patch I downloaded (rndisusb1-1) Would that do anything?
Would it hurt to run it?Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all
the help you can give me.law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their
brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for
this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I
should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't
afford one right now.

 

[Bob I]

You can get the boot files from www.bootdisk.com to set up a bootable
floppy, and then you can copy the BIOS files to it. I would also look at
and make a note of the BIOS settings incase anything needs to be
enabled after you select "DEFAULT" per the BIOS update instructions and
things aren't working.

The part that bothers me here is that the latest BIOS is so old (May 18,
2000)

Before doing this you DO have a backup copy of anything important to you
right?

At this point if Windows 2000 does not like the BIOS change, you are
going to end up having to boot from the Window 2000 CD and do a repair.

The other option is to try the "patch" and if that goes sour you also
would probably end up doing a repair from the Win2000 CD. In fact since
the newest BIOS is so old I would propably try this patch first and then
fall back on the BIOS change as a second attempt if the USB is still not
working.

Okay, well thanks. I really appreciate your help. The
patch came from MS and is supposed to help USB problems,
but let me tell you where I am. I found the motherboard
MFG (AOpen) and downloaded the latest BIOS. The
instructions say to put the files on a DOS disk and boot
to that disk. Well, I can't figure out how to make it a
Dos disk, nor to make the computer boot up from it. I
reconfigured the BIOS to look on A first, but it doesn't
like that disk.

So, 1) how do I make it a DOS disk, and 2) how do I get
the file onto it, and then 3) how do I make the machine
boot to it?

At the moment, I have the two files in a folder on my hard
drive. Here are the exact instructions from AOpen:

R2.35 English 197KB 2000/05/18
Checksum 6287h
Fixes detection error of DIMM #4.
[Note] Please follow steps below to flash this new type
BIOS of AX6B motherboards. Procedure: Download this zipped
file. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which
supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the
binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment.
Save "AX6B235.EXE" and "AX6B235.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.
Reboot your system with this disk without loading any
memory handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as
much free space as possible. If you have an EPROM writer,
simply take the .BIN file to program your BIOS. Execute
A:>AX6B235 and the program will do the rest of it. DO NOT
turn off power during flashing process, until you are
asked to!! Reboot system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS
setup, load "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT.
Done!

-----Original Message-----
I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from.

If it is not

for your motherboard you may end up with a PC that won't

even boot

properly. Sort of like some cars run on gasoline and some

on diesel,

both are engine fuels but dump the wrong one in and it's

no good.

Bob wrote:

patch I downloaded (rndisusb1-1) Would that do anything?
Would it hurt to run it?
Manufacturer and Model. Make a
screen. Then go to the
and BIOS upgrades that
in law give you a hand
apologize, but I'm not a whiz at these things)
have listed "Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host."

5.0.2195.6517

Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all
the help you can give me.
law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their
brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for
this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I
should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't
afford one right now.
around them.
recognize my
a patch

suggestion?
appreciated.

This is
ports natively. However,
Windows 2000 USB driver files
Device Manager show for the

.

 

[Guest]

Bob I,
Thanks so much for all your help. I was able to get a boot disk from a lap top, using Win 98 that worked on my machine. I then uploaded the new BIOS and, voila, everything works fine. I was astounded that Win 2000 took away the ability to make a DOS boot disk. I had tried doing one from a DOS prompt using the /fs switch, but it wouldn't boot. Anyway, all is well, and I appreciate folks like you and Mistopholes, who are willing to spend your time helping dolts like me to keep functioning.
As an aside, I got an email from "Microsoft Security" looking very official, and saying that they were attaching the latest security patch, which I should run immediately. I don't think MS does that, so I deleted it. Is there somewhere I can report that?

----- Bob I wrote: -----

You can get the boot files from www.bootdisk.com to set up a bootable
floppy, and then you can copy the BIOS files to it. I would also look at
and make a note of the BIOS settings incase anything needs to be
enabled after you select "DEFAULT" per the BIOS update instructions and
things aren't working.

The part that bothers me here is that the latest BIOS is so old (May 18,
2000)

Before doing this you DO have a backup copy of anything important to you
right?

At this point if Windows 2000 does not like the BIOS change, you are
going to end up having to boot from the Window 2000 CD and do a repair.

The other option is to try the "patch" and if that goes sour you also
would probably end up doing a repair from the Win2000 CD. In fact since
the newest BIOS is so old I would propably try this patch first and then
fall back on the BIOS change as a second attempt if the USB is still not
working.

Okay, well thanks. I really appreciate your help. The
patch came from MS and is supposed to help USB problems,
but let me tell you where I am. I found the motherboard
MFG (AOpen) and downloaded the latest BIOS. The
instructions say to put the files on a DOS disk and boot
to that disk. Well, I can't figure out how to make it a
Dos disk, nor to make the computer boot up from it. I
reconfigured the BIOS to look on A first, but it doesn't
like that disk.

So, 1) how do I make it a DOS disk, and 2) how do I get

the file onto it, and then 3) how do I make the machine
boot to it?

At the moment, I have the two files in a folder on my hard

drive. Here are the exact instructions from AOpen:

R2.35 English 197KB 2000/05/18

Checksum 6287h
Fixes detection error of DIMM #4.
[Note] Please follow steps below to flash this new type
BIOS of AX6B motherboards. Procedure: Download this zipped
file. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which
supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the
binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment.
Save "AX6B235.EXE" and "AX6B235.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.
Reboot your system with this disk without loading any
memory handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as
much free space as possible. If you have an EPROM writer,
simply take the .BIN file to program your BIOS. Execute
A:>AX6B235 and the program will do the rest of it. DO NOT
turn off power during flashing process, until you are
asked to!! Reboot system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS
setup, load "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT.
Done!

I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from.

brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for
this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I
should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't
afford one right now.

 

[John Thow]

Bob I,
Thanks so much for all your help. I was able to get a boot disk from a lap top, using Win 98 that worked on my machine. I then uploaded the new BIOS and, voila, everything works fine. I was astounded that Win 2000 took away the ability to make a DOS boot disk. I had tried doing one from a DOS prompt using the /fs switch, but it wouldn't boot. Anyway, all is well, and I appreciate folks like you and Mistopholes, who are willing to spend your time helping dolts like me to keep functioning.
As an aside, I got an email from "Microsoft Security" looking very official, and saying that they were attaching the latest security patch, which I should run immediately. I don't think MS does that, so I deleted it. Is there somewhere I can report that?

Very sensible of you. The swen worm does that!

----- Bob I wrote: -----

You can get the boot files from www.bootdisk.com to set up a bootable
floppy, and then you can copy the BIOS files to it. I would also look at
and make a note of the BIOS settings incase anything needs to be
enabled after you select "DEFAULT" per the BIOS update instructions and
things aren't working.

The part that bothers me here is that the latest BIOS is so old (May 18,
2000)

Before doing this you DO have a backup copy of anything important to you
right?

At this point if Windows 2000 does not like the BIOS change, you are
going to end up having to boot from the Window 2000 CD and do a repair.

The other option is to try the "patch" and if that goes sour you also
would probably end up doing a repair from the Win2000 CD. In fact since
the newest BIOS is so old I would propably try this patch first and then
fall back on the BIOS change as a second attempt if the USB is still not
working.

Okay, well thanks. I really appreciate your help. The
patch came from MS and is supposed to help USB problems,
but let me tell you where I am. I found the motherboard
MFG (AOpen) and downloaded the latest BIOS. The
instructions say to put the files on a DOS disk and boot
to that disk. Well, I can't figure out how to make it a
Dos disk, nor to make the computer boot up from it. I
reconfigured the BIOS to look on A first, but it doesn't
like that disk.

So, 1) how do I make it a DOS disk, and 2) how do I get

the file onto it, and then 3) how do I make the machine
boot to it?

At the moment, I have the two files in a folder on my hard

drive. Here are the exact instructions from AOpen:

R2.35 English 197KB 2000/05/18

Checksum 6287h
Fixes detection error of DIMM #4.
[Note] Please follow steps below to flash this new type
BIOS of AX6B motherboards. Procedure: Download this zipped
file. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which
supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the
binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment.
Save "AX6B235.EXE" and "AX6B235.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.
Reboot your system with this disk without loading any
memory handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as
much free space as possible. If you have an EPROM writer,
simply take the .BIN file to program your BIOS. Execute
A:>AX6B235 and the program will do the rest of it. DO NOT
turn off power during flashing process, until you are
asked to!! Reboot system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS
setup, load "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT.
Done!

-----Original Message-----
I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from.
If it is not
for your motherboard you may end up with a PC that won't
even boot
properly. Sort of like some cars run on gasoline and some
on diesel,
both are engine fuels but dump the wrong one in and it's
no good.
Bob wrote:
Thanks Bob I. I'll try that. What about the driver
patch I downloaded (rndisusb1-1) Would that do anything? Would it hurt to run it?
----- Bob I wrote: -----
Pop the cover and determine Motherboard
Manufacturer and Model. Make a
note of the BIOS version from the POST boot
screen. Then go to the
Manufacturers Web site and download any drivers
and BIOS upgrades that
are available for that motherboard. Have your son
in law give you a hand
it getting it updated.
Bob wrote:
Here's what I got from Device Manager: ( and I
apologize, but I'm not a whiz at these things)
1) Under Universal Serial Bus Controllers I
have listed "Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host."
2) The Driver Version dated 6/19/2003 is
5.0.2195.6517
That's all I could discern from Device Mgr.
Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all the help you can give me.
Also, this system was built for me by my son in
law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their

brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for
this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I
should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't
afford one right now.

----- Mistoffolees wrote: -----
Bob wrote:
With 98 I had problems but was able to work
around them.
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't
recognize my
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to
a patch
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a
suggestion?
If you want to email me directly it would be
appreciated.
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync.
This is
CRAZY!!!!
Thanks,
McH
Windows 2000 should be able to see the USB
ports natively. However,
it also might be necessary to install the
Windows 2000 USB driver files
from the motherboard cdrom. What does
Device Manager show for the
USB pots?
.

--
John Thow
an optimist is a guy/ that has never had/ much experience -
certain maxims of archie; Don Marquis.

To e-mail me, replace the DOTs in the Reply-To: address with dots!

 

[Bob I]

Glad you're up and running. The "swen" worm (NEWS spelled backwards) is
floating around latching onto "visible" e-mail addresses. Not a whole
lot you can do except don't publish your e-mail and install firewall and
anti-virus, and of course delete suspicious e-mails. Cheers

Bob I,
Thanks so much for all your help. I was able to get a boot disk from a lap top, using Win 98 that worked on my machine. I then uploaded the new BIOS and, voila, everything works fine. I was astounded that Win 2000 took away the ability to make a DOS boot disk. I had tried doing one from a DOS prompt using the /fs switch, but it wouldn't boot. Anyway, all is well, and I appreciate folks like you and Mistopholes, who are willing to spend your time helping dolts like me to keep functioning.
As an aside, I got an email from "Microsoft Security" looking very official, and saying that they were attaching the latest security patch, which I should run immediately. I don't think MS does that, so I deleted it. Is there somewhere I can report that?

----- Bob I wrote: -----

You can get the boot files from www.bootdisk.com to set up a bootable
floppy, and then you can copy the BIOS files to it. I would also look at
and make a note of the BIOS settings incase anything needs to be
enabled after you select "DEFAULT" per the BIOS update instructions and
things aren't working.

The part that bothers me here is that the latest BIOS is so old (May 18,
2000)

Before doing this you DO have a backup copy of anything important to you
right?

At this point if Windows 2000 does not like the BIOS change, you are
going to end up having to boot from the Window 2000 CD and do a repair.

The other option is to try the "patch" and if that goes sour you also
would probably end up doing a repair from the Win2000 CD. In fact since
the newest BIOS is so old I would propably try this patch first and then
fall back on the BIOS change as a second attempt if the USB is still not
working.

Okay, well thanks. I really appreciate your help. The
patch came from MS and is supposed to help USB problems,
but let me tell you where I am. I found the motherboard
MFG (AOpen) and downloaded the latest BIOS. The
instructions say to put the files on a DOS disk and boot
to that disk. Well, I can't figure out how to make it a
Dos disk, nor to make the computer boot up from it. I
reconfigured the BIOS to look on A first, but it doesn't
like that disk.

So, 1) how do I make it a DOS disk, and 2) how do I get

the file onto it, and then 3) how do I make the machine
boot to it?

At the moment, I have the two files in a folder on my hard

drive. Here are the exact instructions from AOpen:

R2.35 English 197KB 2000/05/18

Checksum 6287h
Fixes detection error of DIMM #4.
[Note] Please follow steps below to flash this new type
BIOS of AX6B motherboards. Procedure: Download this zipped
file. Run shareware PKUNZIP (http://www.pkware.com/) which
supports miscellaneous operation systems to extract the
binary BIOS file and the flash utility. Or Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) in Windows environment.
Save "AX6B235.EXE" and "AX6B235.BIN" to a DOS floppy disk.
Reboot your system with this disk without loading any
memory handler (suh as EMM386) or device driver to get as
much free space as possible. If you have an EPROM writer,
simply take the .BIN file to program your BIOS. Execute
A:>AX6B235 and the program will do the rest of it. DO NOT
turn off power during flashing process, until you are
asked to!! Reboot system and press "DEL" to enter BIOS
setup, load "BIOS SETUP DEFAULT", then SAVE and EXIT.
Done!

-----Original Message-----
I don't know what that "patch" is or where it came from.
If it is not
for your motherboard you may end up with a PC that won't
even boot
properly. Sort of like some cars run on gasoline and some
on diesel,
both are engine fuels but dump the wrong one in and it's
no good.
Bob wrote:
Thanks Bob I. I'll try that. What about the driver
patch I downloaded (rndisusb1-1) Would that do anything? Would it hurt to run it?
----- Bob I wrote: -----
Pop the cover and determine Motherboard
Manufacturer and Model. Make a
note of the BIOS version from the POST boot
screen. Then go to the
Manufacturers Web site and download any drivers
and BIOS upgrades that
are available for that motherboard. Have your son
in law give you a hand
it getting it updated.
Bob wrote:
Here's what I got from Device Manager: ( and I
apologize, but I'm not a whiz at these things)
1) Under Universal Serial Bus Controllers I
have listed "Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host."
2) The Driver Version dated 6/19/2003 is
5.0.2195.6517
That's all I could discern from Device Mgr.
Not sure what you mean by USB pots, but I appreciate all the help you can give me.
Also, this system was built for me by my son in
law who doesn't remember where he bought them, nor their

brand name, nor does he have any software for anything for
this computer. It's about 5 years old, and yes, I know I
should buy a new one and get on with my life, but I can't
afford one right now.

----- Mistoffolees wrote: -----
Bob wrote:
With 98 I had problems but was able to work
around them.
Since I upgraged to 2000 my computer won't
recognize my
USB ports. The only reference I saw pointed to
a patch
for 98, but nothing for 2000. Anyone have a
suggestion?
If you want to email me directly it would be
appreciated.
I can't use my camera, printer or PDA sync.
This is
CRAZY!!!!
Thanks,
McH
Windows 2000 should be able to see the USB
ports natively. However,
it also might be necessary to install the
Windows 2000 USB driver files
from the motherboard cdrom. What does
Device Manager show for the
USB pots?
.