Plug and Play?

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Michael Horowitz

I can plug my ipod into a USB port, and when I power it up, Explorer
makes a noise and displays it as F:

I can do the same with my Zire palmtop on the same port, but Explorer
doesn't recognize it.

What do I need to know to understand what's happening? - Mike
 
Uh. I don't know. It's an older palmtop and whatever I have in XP
(with SP2).
How do I find out and what do I do? The Zire worked under WIN98 - Mike
 
Two suggestions:
A. To establish whether you have USB 2.0 available; Control
Panel/double left click the "System" icon/left click the "Hardware" tab/left
click the "Device Manager" button/scroll down to "Universal serial bus
controllers" and expand the list [either by left clicking the "+" sign or by
double left clicking the title]. Then look down the expanded list of USB
Host Controllers for either the word "Enhanced" or USB 2.0, if found you
have USB 2.0 speed available. If not found, you do not.
B. Check the manufacturers Web Site [
http://www.palm.com/us/support/handhelds.html ] for XP compatible drivers
and software.
Gene K
 
Good morning Gene - Under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" I have
nine entries. the last is "VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller", so I
assume that means I meet the USB 2.0 availability.

I'm in the process of digging thru the palm support site, but this is
sure tedious - Mike



Two suggestions:
A. To establish whether you have USB 2.0 available; Control
Panel/double left click the "System" icon/left click the "Hardware" tab/left
click the "Device Manager" button/scroll down to "Universal serial bus
controllers" and expand the list [either by left clicking the "+" sign or by
double left clicking the title]. Then look down the expanded list of USB
Host Controllers for either the word "Enhanced" or USB 2.0, if found you
have USB 2.0 speed available. If not found, you do not.
B. Check the manufacturers Web Site [
http://www.palm.com/us/support/handhelds.html ] for XP compatible drivers
and software.
Gene K
Michael Horowitz said:
Uh. I don't know. It's an older palmtop and whatever I have in XP
(with SP2).
How do I find out and what do I do? The Zire worked under WIN98 - Mike
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Jerry - Based on another suggestion in this thread, it appears I do
have 2.0 on the system. - Mike
 
The USB connector port used on PalmT Zire handheld is designed for
HotSync® operations and partial charging only.

The Palm Zire handheld does not support USB connections to other
consumer electronic products (i.e., digital cameras, MP3 players,
etc.).

The following includes information on the system requirements for the
version of PalmT Desktop 4.1 software bundled with the PalmT Zire
handheld.

Palm Desktop software is qualified to work correctly on any of the
following Microsoft® operating systems. However, the Palm Zire
handheld works only with systems that support USB:

Windows 95, OSR2 or later (v4.00.950B or later) *
Windows 98 (including 98SE)
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6 or higher
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
Note: Other Windows XP Editions not compatible

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/win_desktop.html



| Good morning Gene - Under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" I have
| nine entries. the last is "VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller", so I
| assume that means I meet the USB 2.0 availability.
|
| I'm in the process of digging thru the palm support site, but this
is
| sure tedious - Mike
|
|
|
| On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:23:00 -0500, "Gene K" <[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >Two suggestions:
| > A. To establish whether you have USB 2.0 available; Control
| >Panel/double left click the "System" icon/left click the "Hardware"
tab/left
| >click the "Device Manager" button/scroll down to "Universal serial
bus
| >controllers" and expand the list [either by left clicking the "+"
sign or by
| >double left clicking the title]. Then look down the expanded list
of USB
| >Host Controllers for either the word "Enhanced" or USB 2.0, if
found you
| >have USB 2.0 speed available. If not found, you do not.
| > B. Check the manufacturers Web Site [
| >http://www.palm.com/us/support/handhelds.html ] for XP compatible
drivers
| >and software.
| > Gene K
| >| >> Uh. I don't know. It's an older palmtop and whatever I have in XP
| >> (with SP2).
| >> How do I find out and what do I do? The Zire worked under WIN98 -
Mike
| >>
| >>
| >> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:39:22 -0800, "Jerry"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote:
| >>
| >>>USB 1.1 or 2 for the palmtop and the system?
| >>>
| >>>| >>>>I can plug my ipod into a USB port, and when I power it up,
Explorer
| >>>> makes a noise and displays it as F:
| >>>>
| >>>> I can do the same with my Zire palmtop on the same port, but
Explorer
| >>>> doesn't recognize it.
| >>>>
| >>>> What do I need to know to understand what's happening? - Mike
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >
|
 
Mungo - my cpu supports USB; the other USB ports connect to the
printer, scanner, MP3, camera.

Based on what you've quoted, my Zire should work, right? - Mike




The USB connector port used on PalmT Zire handheld is designed for
HotSync® operations and partial charging only.

The Palm Zire handheld does not support USB connections to other
consumer electronic products (i.e., digital cameras, MP3 players,
etc.).

The following includes information on the system requirements for the
version of PalmT Desktop 4.1 software bundled with the PalmT Zire
handheld.

Palm Desktop software is qualified to work correctly on any of the
following Microsoft® operating systems. However, the Palm Zire
handheld works only with systems that support USB:

Windows 95, OSR2 or later (v4.00.950B or later) *
Windows 98 (including 98SE)
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6 or higher
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
Note: Other Windows XP Editions not compatible

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/win_desktop.html



| Good morning Gene - Under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" I have
| nine entries. the last is "VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller", so I
| assume that means I meet the USB 2.0 availability.
|
| I'm in the process of digging thru the palm support site, but this
is
| sure tedious - Mike
|
|
|
| On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:23:00 -0500, "Gene K" <[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >Two suggestions:
| > A. To establish whether you have USB 2.0 available; Control
| >Panel/double left click the "System" icon/left click the "Hardware"
tab/left
| >click the "Device Manager" button/scroll down to "Universal serial
bus
| >controllers" and expand the list [either by left clicking the "+"
sign or by
| >double left clicking the title]. Then look down the expanded list
of USB
| >Host Controllers for either the word "Enhanced" or USB 2.0, if
found you
| >have USB 2.0 speed available. If not found, you do not.
| > B. Check the manufacturers Web Site [
| >http://www.palm.com/us/support/handhelds.html ] for XP compatible
drivers
| >and software.
| > Gene K
| >| >> Uh. I don't know. It's an older palmtop and whatever I have in XP
| >> (with SP2).
| >> How do I find out and what do I do? The Zire worked under WIN98 -
Mike
| >>
| >>
| >> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:39:22 -0800, "Jerry"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote:
| >>
| >>>USB 1.1 or 2 for the palmtop and the system?
| >>>
| >>>| >>>>I can plug my ipod into a USB port, and when I power it up,
Explorer
| >>>> makes a noise and displays it as F:
| >>>>
| >>>> I can do the same with my Zire palmtop on the same port, but
Explorer
| >>>> doesn't recognize it.
| >>>>
| >>>> What do I need to know to understand what's happening? - Mike
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >
|
Click to expand...
 
Have you installed the HotSync software?
| Mungo - my cpu supports USB; the other USB ports connect to the
| printer, scanner, MP3, camera.
|
| Based on what you've quoted, my Zire should work, right? - Mike
|
|
|
|
| On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:42:03 -0500, "Mungo Bulge"
|
| >The USB connector port used on PalmT Zire handheld is designed for
| >HotSync® operations and partial charging only.
| >
| >The Palm Zire handheld does not support USB connections to other
| >consumer electronic products (i.e., digital cameras, MP3 players,
| >etc.).
| >
| >The following includes information on the system requirements for
the
| >version of PalmT Desktop 4.1 software bundled with the PalmT Zire
| >handheld.
| >
| >Palm Desktop software is qualified to work correctly on any of the
| >following Microsoft® operating systems. However, the Palm Zire
| >handheld works only with systems that support USB:
| >
| >Windows 95, OSR2 or later (v4.00.950B or later) *
| >Windows 98 (including 98SE)
| >Windows Me
| >Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6 or higher
| >Windows 2000 Professional
| >Windows XP Home
| >Windows XP Professional
| >Note: Other Windows XP Editions not compatible
| >
| >http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/win_desktop.html
| >
| >
| >
| >| >| Good morning Gene - Under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" I
have
| >| nine entries. the last is "VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller", so
I
| >| assume that means I meet the USB 2.0 availability.
| >|
| >| I'm in the process of digging thru the palm support site, but
this
| >is
| >| sure tedious - Mike
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >| On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:23:00 -0500, "Gene K" <[email protected]>
| >| wrote:
| >|
| >| >Two suggestions:
| >| > A. To establish whether you have USB 2.0 available; Control
| >| >Panel/double left click the "System" icon/left click the
"Hardware"
| >tab/left
| >| >click the "Device Manager" button/scroll down to "Universal
serial
| >bus
| >| >controllers" and expand the list [either by left clicking the
"+"
| >sign or by
| >| >double left clicking the title]. Then look down the expanded
list
| >of USB
| >| >Host Controllers for either the word "Enhanced" or USB 2.0, if
| >found you
| >| >have USB 2.0 speed available. If not found, you do not.
| >| > B. Check the manufacturers Web Site [
| >| >http://www.palm.com/us/support/handhelds.html ] for XP
compatible
| >drivers
| >| >and software.
| >| > Gene K
| >| >| >| >> Uh. I don't know. It's an older palmtop and whatever I have in
XP
| >| >> (with SP2).
| >| >> How do I find out and what do I do? The Zire worked under
WIN98 -
| >Mike
| >| >>
| >| >>
| >| >> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:39:22 -0800, "Jerry"
| ><[email protected]>
| >| >> wrote:
| >| >>
| >| >>>USB 1.1 or 2 for the palmtop and the system?
| >| >>>
| >| >>>| >| >>>>I can plug my ipod into a USB port, and when I power it up,
| >Explorer
| >| >>>> makes a noise and displays it as F:
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> I can do the same with my Zire palmtop on the same port, but
| >Explorer
| >| >>>> doesn't recognize it.
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> What do I need to know to understand what's happening? -
Mike
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>
| >| >>
| >| >
| >|
| >
|
 
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