USB 2.0 question

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  1. thurman1

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    I built a PC with an Asus P5GD2 Deluxe Motherboard, which says it has 8 hi speed USB 2.0 ports. When I plug anything into the USB ports (Rio Karma, SanDisk Cruzer Drive, etc), I get a message that says the device would be faster if plugged into a USB 2.0 port. I go to the device manager and it shows all standard USB ports (doesn't say 2.0 or enhanced anywhere). I thought the motherboard automatically had USB 2.0. Is there something I need to update or a driver I need to install.
    I'm running windows XP pro. Thanks.
     
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    what is the chipset, is sp1 loaded than usb2 driver loaded??
     
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    Chipset is Intel 915P. I thought I had SP1 and SP2 loaded. Is there an easy way to check? My windows Xp pro is set to auto-update so it should automatically DL the service packs even if I didn't install them myself.
     
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    goto to the help tab at the top of internet explorer & check the motherboard cd in drivers section for usb2
     
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    Here is what is in my device manager under USB Controllers:

    Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
    Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
    Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
    Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
    USB Root Hub
    USB Root Hub
    USB Root Hub
    USB Root Hub
     
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    but check the motherboard cd for usb drivers
     
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    Thurman, the drivers for your USB 2.0 are not installed. If they were, you would see one line with USB2 Enhanced Controller.
     
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    Solved.....after going crazy trying to figure out the problem with the drivers, I decided to check the BIOS....USB 2.0 was disabled. I guess the mobo ships that way because I never touched that setting.
    Thanks for the input.
     
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    no problem, teach & learn
     

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