Re: USB 1.1 problems after upgrading to Windows XP

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Bob,

I believe you are right on the money in your assessment. My SiS 530
chipset's upgraded drivers are only available for Win 98 and 98SE. No XP
Drivers for this chipset.

Looks like the PCI USB 2.0 card is going to be my only way out.

Thanks for the info...

Regards,
Mark DiRollo

"Bob I" wrote:

Sounds like Compaq was telling you that the motherboard doesn't fully
support WindowsXP, and they aren't about to write new drivers to change
that position.

Mark D. wrote:

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.



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