Re: USB 1.1 problems after upgrading to Windows XP
- From: Mark D. <MarkD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:54:01 -0800
Anna,
First, thank you for taking the time to respond. I also appreciate your
sense of humor... I think anyone who contemplates upgrading an older computer
must have a penchant for "cruel and inhuman punishment".
I've been reading a lot on the subject and I'm inclined to agree with your
advice to install a PCI USB 2.0 card. I failed to mention that the other
reason I wanted to enable the original USB 1.1 ports is the fact that there
are two of them built into the front of the Compaq's case. My sister is
disabled and somewhat challenged when it comes to "technology". So I thought
it'd be great to have these ports up front when adding ad hoc peripherals.
But, then again, I can also place a small usb hub right on top of the tower
and just connect that to one of the PCI USB ports.
Anyway, thank you again for your input and for sharing your experience. As I
said, this is looking like the easiest and best way to resolve my problem.
Best Wishes,
Mark DiRollo
"Anna" wrote:
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"Mark D." <MarkD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I decided to "upgrade" my sister's older Compaq desktop from Windows 98SE
to
Windows XP (what was I thinking?!?!) and have done so successfully with
one
exception.... the 4 USB 1.1 ports (2 on front of case, two on rear) no
longer
acknowledge ANY peripheral that's plugged into any of these 4 ports. I've
tried different peripherals and different USB chords - all to no avail.
Compaq has told me that the thing to do is to install a PCI USB 2.0 card
to
solve my woes. I don't really want to install a PCI USB 2.0 card since it
would be sharing the same bus as the video and network interface cards I
recently installed (advice to onlookers: don't make the same mistakes I've
made....save yourself the time and trouble and just UPGRADE THE
MOTHERBOARD
INSTEAD!!!).
I know that the 1.1 protocol means much slower speeds but I'd like to get
these ports working anyway, if that's at all possible. Any suggestions,
recommendations, ideas or information would be GREATLY appreciated. (Heck,
I'll accept crayon drawings on a napkin at this point if it would resolve
this problem).
Thanks to all in advance.
Mark D.
Mark D.:
I realize you've indicated that you "... don't really want to install a PCI
USB 2.0 card..." , but please reconsider. Working at USB 1.0 (1.1) speed in
today's environment comes close to being "cruel & inhuman punishment", even
when working with a presumably modest machine like your sister's.
As to your reluctance to add this type of card because "... it would be
sharing the same bus as the video and network interface cards I recently
installed", I really don't think there will be any significant negative
issues here. We've installed scores of these PCI USB 2.0 cards on a
multitude of older machines and I'm hard-pressed to think of a single case
where there was any negative performance issue involving the system as a
whole.
The cost of these cards are relatively modest so I assume that wouldn't be
an issue for you.
Anna
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