Home-built Computers USB 2.0 problem

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USB 2.0 problem rugbyfan 02-09-06
Posted by rugbyfan on February 9, 2006, 7:07 am
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I have a 4 yr old computer (from one of the brand names that's hardly
worth mentioning nowadays). Two of the USB ports in
the rear are 2.0 (the ones next to the NIC port). The mb is Intel 850
Lexington. I'm running Windows XP home, sp 1a. Device Manager shows
the NEC enhanced host controller (with the suffix B1). The associated
drivers are listed in device manager as 5.1.2600 (updated from the
Intel website). The BIOS shows that USB 2.0 is enabled.

So, what's the problem? I hooked up a USB 2.0 drive enclosure, and I
was greeted with the warning balloon telling me that I had plugged a
high-speed USB device into a non-high speed port. (In fact, plugging
the enclosure into any of the 2.0 ports gives me that warning.)
Having done the usual google searches, I can't find any answers
(besides the usual "check/update the drivers, bios, etc."). Any
ideas?

Posted by old jon on February 9, 2006, 8:28 am
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>I have a 4 yr old computer (from one of the brand names that's hardly
> worth mentioning nowadays). Two of the USB ports in
> the rear are 2.0 (the ones next to the NIC port). The mb is Intel 850
> Lexington. I'm running Windows XP home, sp 1a. Device Manager shows
> the NEC enhanced host controller (with the suffix B1). The associated
> drivers are listed in device manager as 5.1.2600 (updated from the
> Intel website). The BIOS shows that USB 2.0 is enabled.
>
> So, what's the problem? I hooked up a USB 2.0 drive enclosure, and I
> was greeted with the warning balloon telling me that I had plugged a
> high-speed USB device into a non-high speed port. (In fact, plugging
> the enclosure into any of the 2.0 ports gives me that warning.)
> Having done the usual google searches, I can't find any answers
> (besides the usual "check/update the drivers, bios, etc."). Any
> ideas?
>
http://www.everythingusb.com/usb2/faq.htm
A read here might help.
Looks like you need `high` speed drivers.
Make sure the standard USB is in the Dev Manager as well.

--
bw..OJ



Posted by RJK on February 9, 2006, 5:32 pm
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You need SP2 to get the USB 2.0 driver stack. ...and I remember reading a
long time ago about various problems people were having with some USB 2.0
external hd's, so you may have to Google around on that subject.

regards, Richard


>I have a 4 yr old computer (from one of the brand names that's hardly
> worth mentioning nowadays). Two of the USB ports in
> the rear are 2.0 (the ones next to the NIC port). The mb is Intel 850
> Lexington. I'm running Windows XP home, sp 1a. Device Manager shows
> the NEC enhanced host controller (with the suffix B1). The associated
> drivers are listed in device manager as 5.1.2600 (updated from the
> Intel website). The BIOS shows that USB 2.0 is enabled.
>
> So, what's the problem? I hooked up a USB 2.0 drive enclosure, and I
> was greeted with the warning balloon telling me that I had plugged a
> high-speed USB device into a non-high speed port. (In fact, plugging
> the enclosure into any of the 2.0 ports gives me that warning.)
> Having done the usual google searches, I can't find any answers
> (besides the usual "check/update the drivers, bios, etc."). Any
> ideas?



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