USB 2.0 issue

[Mumrahte]

Hey I have been having problems getting my computer to recongnize the fact that the USB ports in my computer support USB 2.0. The motherboard that i have is a Asus P5GD2 Deluxe and natively supports USB 2.0. But for some reason anything plugged in pops up a windows warning message that says this is a USB 2.0 device but the port you plugged the device into is not a USB 2.0 port. I have tried changing ports but when i goto the list of the USB hubs it does not list any of them as 2.0 ports just calls them

+ Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658 ect. and tells me that none of the said ports are Hi-Speed which i assume is another way of calling USB 2.0 it lists 4 host controllers with 2 ports each which holds to the statement that my motherboard supports 8 USB controllers but they are supposed to be USB 2.0 which they do not show up as.

If any one has any ideas or suggestions it would be really great to get some help fixing this problem, in truth i dont use the USB ports that much but im tired of my computer not preforming how it is supposed to.

 

[muckshifter]

... even Asus make 'cheap' MBs

Nope ... you have fallen into "the trap" of USB2 ... there are three versions, it looks like they never gave you the 'HighSpeed' version.

The simplest way is to look for a Certified Hi-Speed USB logo on the retail packaging or on the product itself. I do not see it anywhere on your box or spec sheet.

 

[Mumrahte]

First thanks for the quick reply and I guess that means im SOL for getting the devices to work at the fast USB 2.0 speed. Theres no way even a BIOS update would allow my Motherboard to use the High-speed USB standard correct. and if i wanted to utilize the high speed USB standard i would have to get a seperate PCI USB card i think. What a waste dunno why they even list 2.0 on the motherboard specs I guess corperate marketing.

 

[muckshifter]

If it says USB 2, than you have USB 2 ... but not HighSpeed, sorry. Market ploy on numbers, they have played that game for 20years and some.

It's downright frustrating. You'll find products described as USB compatible, USB 2.0, Hi-Speed USB, Full-Speed USB, USB 1.1, and just plain USB.

So, to clarify, USB 2.0 encompasses all three target speeds of USB (480Mbps, 12Mbps, and 1.5Mbps). What this boils down to is that USB 2.0 is backward compatible with previous revisions of USB. You can use a USB device or peripheral in a USB 2.0 port, but your device will not run any faster than it was designed to. So use caution when you see a product described as USB 2.0 Full Speed, Full Speed USB, or USB 2.0, for example. As you can see, this terminology can be misleading to a consumer whose expectation is that a USB 2.0 product is, by definition, high speed.