Re: Installing Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Host Card: D.I.D. (Damsel in D

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From: PNW girl (lizbet214_at_msn.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:51:02 -0700

Thanks for your insight, Wayne. The problem is, even when looking at the
back of the PC, the original USB ports are near the top of the chassis. The
two remaining PCI slots are way down low near the bottom. When I open the
chassis, in-between these two areas are other large and small devices. I
don't see how I can go around them to grab the old card that is obviously on
the other side of the PC. Any thoughts?

"WayneM" wrote:

> I was wondering if PNW girl really has a USB 1.0 PCI card. Unless the
> computer is very old, which it probably isn't since it has XP, USB 1 has
> been built into the mainboard. Even my 5 year old FIC socket 370 board has
> built in USB 1.0. I guess it is possible that she added a PCI card to get
> additional ports but that card should be obvious and not inaccessible.
>
> At any rate just plugging in the card as suggested by others should work. In
> my case, my completely patched XP Pro did not find my USB 2.0 PCI card and I
> had to install the drivers provided on a CD-Rom.
>
> Wayne
>
> "PNW girl" <lizbet214@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:D94D67FA-8C3C-4CCC-BD63-A9A44BF40CBE@microsoft.com...
> > Well, a few updates are in order. Before I got these two answers, I went
> > ahead and installed the card w/o installing the software first. Once
> > inside,
> > I found that I could not take out the old USB 1.1 card as I can not get to
> > it. It's behind a mess of other things.
> >
> > The scanner works, but the yellow exclamation point shows up in the device
> > manager, and I don't think the new USB ports show up on the Universal
> > Serial
> > Bus list. There is a menu item on the list labeled OTHER DEVICES that has
> > the yellow question mark. Clicking on the plus sign reveals a device
> > called
> > PCI INPUT DEVICE. It also has the yellow question mark.
> >
> > I have service pack one and two installed as I get Windows updates
> > automatically.
> >
> > The disk for the drivers and the instructions do not match. It says to
> > click on the set up driver icon, but there is no such icon when I look at
> > the
> > disk using the RUN then BROWSE command. There are 3 .exe files, and I
> > don't
> > know for sure which one is for Windows XP. I guess and installed the last
> > one. Here are the names of these driver files:
> >
> > U2v2_1_4.exe
> > U2v2_1_6.exe
> > U2V2_1_8.exe
> >
> > Do you think there is something else I can do? It does not appear that
> > the
> > system is recognizing the card as a USB card though the scanner is working
> > and working much more quickly. Should I take it out of the slot, restart
> > Windows, load all 3 files, then shut down, put the card back in, and
> > restart?
> > Very perplexing and I apprecite both of your responses and suggestions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Nathan McNulty" wrote:
> >
> >> I can see why they would say that as it adds the drivers to the list of
> >> hardware devices XP can recognize. So install the drivers for the USB
> >> 2.0 card first, shut down the computer, remove the old USB PCI Card, put
> >> the new USB 2.0 PCI Card in (doesn't really matter which slot you use),
> >> then turn the computer back on. It is actually pretty simple once you
> >> get in there and do it. Windows should easily be able to handle the
> >> change ;)
> >>
> >> ----
> >> Nathan McNulty
> >>
> >> PNW girl wrote:
> >> > P.S. The instructions for the USB card say to install the drivers
> >> > first,
> >> > then shut down the computer. Your thoughts?
> >> >
> >> > "Nathan McNulty" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>The eject you are speaking of is the Safely Remove Hardware icon that
> >> >>appears in the system tray. This only needs to be used when removing
> >> >>external USB devices that are not Optimized for Quick Removal. Once
> >> >>you
> >> >>turn the computer off, this is no longer necessary as it does the
> >> >>function for you when Windows is shutting down.
> >> >>
> >> >>You are saying you want to install the new USB 2.0 PCI Card? That can
> >> >>be done by just turning off the PC, open it up, push it into the PCI
> >> >>slot, and screw it in. While you're at it, you might as well stick the
> >> >>sound card in one of the PCI slots, screw it in, and close up the
> >> >>computer. Once you turn it on, you may need to install the drivers if
> >> >>XP
> >> >>doesn't automatically do it for you.
> >> >>
> >> >>Last note, you may want to disable onboard sound in the BIOS once you
> >> >>have set up your new sound card ;)
> >> >>
> >> >>----
> >> >>Nathan McNulty
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>PNWgirl wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>I purchased a 5-port USB PCI Host Card to upgrade my older USB. I
> >> >>>keep
> >> >>>getting a message to upgrade because my scanner is a hi-speed device.
> >> >>>The
> >> >>>directions for installling this card are not clear. It says to use
> >> >>>the
> >> >>>"eject or unplug" icon in the system tray bar to eject the old card
> >> >>>before
> >> >>>removing it from the PC. However, there is no such icon in my system
> >> >>>tray.
> >> >>>What to do?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I have a Sony RX 752, Windows XP. I also want to install a sound card
> >> >>>at
> >> >>>the same time and disable my Sis 650/740. But I need to know about
> >> >>>ejecting
> >> >>>the old USB port before I open my computer up. The instructions say
> >> >>>that if
> >> >>>I do not do that, I can damage the hard drive and/or the USB devices.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Please advise and thank you!
> >> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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