Re: USB2 and XP Pro - what the heck!!

When you reinstalled XP Pro did you install the chipset drivers for the
motherboard and the drivers for the add-in card?

"Yabbadoo" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:gebDe.1291$Cu3.608@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Help please - I'm going round in ever-diminishing circles here, almost
> disappearing up my fundamental you-know-what
> .
> My PC had 6 USB1 ports - I upgraded by adding a 2-port USB2 card, with a
> USB2 4 port hub ... When I had XP Home, all was fine. I then crashed my
> hdd, so bit the bullet, got a new drive, and XP Pro and started again.
>
> The (Via) USB2 card was bought new, as was the 4 port hub - I have the
> driver CD for the card.
>
> According to System Manager, everything's fine, working correctly. BUT -
> every time I try to use my USB2 memory stick in one of the 4 ports on the
> hub, it comes up with "This would work faster with USB2 - put it in one of
> the 4 unused ports" .... which is unmitigated b/s as it's already IN one
> of them - changing makes no difference.
>
> I've already outed the 4 port hub in the belief it MIGHT be duff, got
> replacement - beggars belief that 2 sealed units are both u/s. Hub has
> external power, so it's not that either. It's driving me nuts - HELP !!!!
>


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