As I understand it, if Device Manager doesn't report "usb2 enhanced host
controller" you don't have USB2. More than likely, your system has some USB2
ports and some USB1.x ports. My 2-year-old Gateway has 6 USB ports, but only 4
of them are USB2. Look more closely at your mobo spec sheet.
Andre De Clercq wrote:
> Thanks Richard. My board specs say USB 2.0 and one of my devices (video
> input convertor) runs perfectly under USB2.0, and the corresponding host
> controller reports as "usb2 enhanced host controller" in the device manager
> window. The other 3 just show "usb universal host controller". Is this
> because there is no USB2.0 device connected or because these controllers rum
> under standard USB drivers and need a USB2 driver too?
>
> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eBoiRsolFHA.3568_at_tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > When USB first came out some used to say it was high speed (as compared to
> > what, a floppy drive?). But if the M/B specs do not say specifically that
> > the board is USB 2.0 capable, you will have to purchase a plug in board
> > that has the capabilities. It is all hardware based. If you don't have the
> > hardware you can't use USB 2.0
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >
> > Quote from: George Ankner
> > "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
> >
> > "Andre De Clercq" <andre.declercq_at_pandora.be> wrote in message
> > news:ux1hXHolFHA.2180_at_TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>I have an Intel 865 board and XP running. The board has 4 USB (Highspeed
> >>USB enabled in BIOS) controllers and hubs. If I want to connect USB2.0
> >>capable devices, do I have to update all 4 controllers drivers, or just
> >>one? Thanks
> >>
> >
> >
Received on Mon Aug 01 2005 - 08:07:54 PDT