Re: USB 2.0 Hubs

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From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 11:03:46 -0500

Hi, Charlie.

Thanks for the report back, and congratulations!

On my Enermax case, the cable for the front USB connectors has 8 individual
plugs for the 8 wires, rather than a single formed plug with all 8 wires.
Given the close quarters (especially since I have to put the mobo into the
case before plugging the wires) and my fumbling fingers, it's no easy task
to get all 8 wires onto the right ones of the 10 pins (leaving gaps for the
missing key pins). :>( That's about the only complaint I have about this
elegant little case.

RC 

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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Charlie" <Nobody@Nowhere.com> wrote in message 
news:ArBOc.87474$fv.74716@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Great Call !  I checked where the USB connector attached to the front 
> panel
> and it was one pin off. It was hiding behind another plug and very hard to
> see. I had been focusing on the stub on the motherboard. Every thing works
> great.  Thanks.
> "Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ehmxyZodEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Two possibilities that I can think of as well:
>> 1) Make sure that they are all on HiSpeed in the BIOS.  It is possible
>> to have half USB 1.1 and half USB 2.0 (but that would be an odd option
>> in the BIOS and definetly not a default).
>> 2) The pins are set up wrong on the motherboard for the USB connector.
>> This would only pertain to the front panel USB connectors. If you have 2
>> slots on the front and one works, but the other doesn't, check and make
>> sure both are connected the same.
>>
>> ----
>> Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>> R. C. White wrote:
>> > Hi, Charlie.
>> >
>> > Congratulations on your new mobo/PC!  My new EPoX 8KDA3+ also supports 
>> > 8
>> > USB 2.0 ports.  Four are on the backplane and came already wired up.
>> > The other four are supported by two sets of pin headers (2 ports each)
>> > on the mobo, to which I had to attach plugs leading to the 2 ports on a
>> > backplane bracket and 2 ports on the front of my computer case.  (My 
>> > old
>> > mobo came with only USB 1.1, so I had added a 4-port USB 2.0 PCI card 
>> > to
>> > it; since I didn't want to leave an empty slot in my new backplane for
>> > air and dust-bunnies to come in, I've plugged in that card, too, so I
>> > now have 12 USB 2.0 ports. Woohoo!)
>> >
>> > My USB devices are a mixture of 2.0 and 1.1.  My thumb drive is 1.1 and
>> > I haven't plugged it in since I upgraded the mobo.  Let's see...  Yes, 
>> > a
>> > series of messages appeared in my Notification Area (SysTray) and now 
>> > my
>> > "new drive" is installed.  I've moved it to several other ports and 
>> > they
>> > all work smoothly; the thumb always shows up as "Removable drive (G:)".
>> > My SD card reader (2.0) is recognized in either the back or front slot
>> > with no complaints.
>> >
>> > I don't know what might be causing your port to be seen as low speed,
>> > but maybe my comments can help you narrow it down.  What make and model
>> > is your mobo?  Maybe some ports are low-speed, but that seems unlikely;
>> > if some are high-speed, all should be high-speed.
>> >
>> > RC

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