USB 1.1 to USB 2.0 upgrade

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I will not lie,I am confused now.I was thinking that by installing a 2port
USB 2.0 adapter card into my Pavilion xt 963 desktop's available PCI slot
that I could achieve USB 2.0 speeds. System requirements for this card are at
least 266MHz. Processor speed or faster. (I have 1202MHz.) I meet all the
other requirements and I know there may be installation issues as I have
installed and uninstalled this card time and again.Asking for help through
H.P.'s tech support they seem to be telling me that I can not attain 2.0
speed. What are these cards used for then?Why are they sold as "Up Grades"?
Please explain. I have also service pack 2 installed
 
Mountain said:
I will not lie,I am confused now.I was thinking that by installing a 2port
USB 2.0 adapter card into my Pavilion xt 963 desktop's available PCI slot
that I could achieve USB 2.0 speeds. System requirements for this card are
at least 266MHz. Processor speed or faster. (I have 1202MHz.) I meet all
the other requirements and I know there may be installation issues as I
have installed and uninstalled this card time and again.Asking for help
through H.P.'s tech support they seem to be telling me that I can not
attain 2.0
speed. What are these cards used for then?Why are they sold as "Up
Grades"? Please explain. I have also service pack 2 installed
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Certainly an add-in USB 2.0 card will give you 2.0 speeds. However, you
haven't told us what happens and what the actual problem is. Please include
the actual text of any error messages, how you are installing the card, and
its make/model. Does the card show up in Device Manager?

Malke
 
Malke said:
Certainly an add-in USB 2.0 card will give you 2.0 speeds. However, you
haven't told us what happens and what the actual problem is. Please include
the actual text of any error messages, how you are installing the card, and
its make/model. Does the card show up in Device Manager?

Malke
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"Don't Panic"
Well, the real skinny is this....After installation the new card (Adaptec AUA-2000)is recognized by the Found New hardware wizard.The manufacturer states that it will work w/either Microsoft or Vendor software. I choose to go w/ microsoft since it came imbeded W/ service Pack2 and shows up as enhaced some thing or other in DeVice manager. Pluging in peripherals by direction one at a time is the recomendation of manufacturer. As soon as one device is installed Everything freezes up! I install the card in an empty PCI slot turn on computer,check device manager,connect into new port and then FREEZE!
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Uninstall the adapter. Turn off the computer, unplug it, and remove the
adapter from its current PCI slot. Install in a different PCI slot. Turn on
the computer and install using the drivers that came with the card.

If this doesn't work, you have a hardware issue. Start troubleshooting by
contacting 1) Adaptec's tech support; 2) HP's tech support.

Malke
 
Malke said:
Uninstall the adapter. Turn off the computer, unplug it, and remove the
adapter from its current PCI slot. Install in a different PCI slot. Turn on
the computer and install using the drivers that came with the card.

If this doesn't work, you have a hardware issue. Start troubleshooting by
contacting 1) Adaptec's tech support; 2) HP's tech support.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
Been there done that.Tried a different slot and the brains at HP were reading from Q cards.Adaptec has had my case for days now.Any other suggestions?
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Mountain Mechanic wrote:


Quoting your post produces a very weird reply. Here's what you said:

"Been there done that.Tried a different slot and the brains at HP were
reading from Q cards.Adaptec has had my case for days now.Any other
suggestions?"

Try a different usb PCI add-in card. A quick look at NewEgg shows me that
you can get a different brand card for $10-20 USD so this is completely
doable.

Malke
 
You would only have USB 2.0 speed on the ports from the new
card. The old USB 1.1 ports from the mobo, will remain at
1.1 speed. You will need to install the proper drivers for
the USB 2.0, which means XP SP1 or SP2. Install the new
card, disable the onboard USB hardware by uninstalling it,
when you reboot, the new card should be detected and the USB
2.0 drivers installed, they will run both the card and the
mobo.

If you only have the 2 ports on the card, you may want to
get an external powered hub for more ports. Run your
keyboard and mouse from the 1.1, they are slow devices, save
the 2.0 for hardware that can use the extra speed.

Follow the directions with the card if what I said above is
not exactly correct.


"Mountain Mechanic" <Mountain
(e-mail address removed)> wrote in message
|I will not lie,I am confused now.I was thinking that by
installing a 2port
| USB 2.0 adapter card into my Pavilion xt 963 desktop's
available PCI slot
| that I could achieve USB 2.0 speeds. System requirements
for this card are at
| least 266MHz. Processor speed or faster. (I have 1202MHz.)
I meet all the
| other requirements and I know there may be installation
issues as I have
| installed and uninstalled this card time and again.Asking
for help through
| H.P.'s tech support they seem to be telling me that I can
not attain 2.0
| speed. What are these cards used for then?Why are they
sold as "Up Grades"?
| Please explain. I have also service pack 2 installed
 
Interesting. I have another USB problem. The USB 2.0 PCI card I
installed works fine. I have a Samsung laser printer which I plugged
into the new card. Works fine, until I reboot. Then blue screen at
startup. Unplug the printer at startup, then plug it in, everything's
good. No problem with the startup and printer connected to the original
USB 1.1 ports that came on the motherboard. Think your method might fix
that?
 
I don't know, you can look for answers or just try it.


message | Interesting. I have another USB problem. The USB 2.0 PCI
card I
| installed works fine. I have a Samsung laser printer which
I plugged
| into the new card. Works fine, until I reboot. Then blue
screen at
| startup. Unplug the printer at startup, then plug it in,
everything's
| good. No problem with the startup and printer connected to
the original
| USB 1.1 ports that came on the motherboard. Think your
method might fix
| that?
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > You would only have USB 2.0 speed on the ports from the
new
| > card. The old USB 1.1 ports from the mobo, will remain
at
| > 1.1 speed. You will need to install the proper drivers
for
| > the USB 2.0, which means XP SP1 or SP2. Install the new
| > card, disable the onboard USB hardware by uninstalling
it,
| > when you reboot, the new card should be detected and the
USB
| > 2.0 drivers installed, they will run both the card and
the
| > mobo.
 
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