USB Nightmares !

Discussion in 'General Hardware' started by ady1966, Jul 22, 2005.

  1. ady1966

    ady1966 Geek Trainee

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    Good evening everyone !

    I have an KT3 ultra- ARU (MS-6380E) motherboard and I am running Windows XP Professional. I have a USB2 bracket with 4 ports and and a D Bracket with 2 further USB ports.

    Everything seems to be connected properly, but the USB sometimes does not recognize the hardware I attach. The printer and scanner are OK, so is a usb bluetooth dongle, however, when I try to plug anything in the other spaces I keep getting messages about USB surges etc. I also get a message which tells me the printer could run alot faster using a USB2 connection. The printer is already in one of the USB sockets.

    I have had a look in the device manager and all the drivers look ok but I could be wrong.

    Can someone plaese tell me how I can test my USB ports and make sure that they are running at the correct speed (USB2). Also, why is it coming up as a surge warning when I connect my camera ?.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Regards

    Ady
     
  2. ThePenguinCometh

    ThePenguinCometh There is no escape

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    I don't know a lot about USB devices myself but could this article be of any help in your situation?
     
  3. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak

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    make sure they are plugged into the right headers, plugging one into a firewire header could surge your device
     

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