johnbrownsdream

I was wondering if al usb 2.0 stuff is backwards compatable becuase I have a dvd r drive that says usb 2.0 is required but I think I only have usb 1 yet it still works, the reason I am asking is becuase I found a maxtor 400gig hard drive that is usb 2 and am wondering if it will work.... I think it will work if I have 1.1 I gotta find out how can I do this?

linderman

there is a very good possibility that if you go to your motherboard makers website they will have an upgraded driver for your usb controller which will get you to usb 2.0

but to answer you question; yes most usb "stuff" is backward compatible but it low substanitally reduce its performance to run att at the 1.1 speeds.

personally i would use a PCI slot USB port add-on card which are 2.0 compliant before I settled for 1.1 speeds

check out newebb.com if this idea suits you

please dont hesitate to ask more questions

johnbrownsdream

how do I tell if it is usb 1.1 or 2.0....how to I get to my motherboard's makers website and then what do I look for?

linderman

give us your motherboard make and model and I will try to dig up your info and a brief "how to"


if you dont know your mobo maker & model >>> download sandra lite (free in my sig) and then paste the system summary in this thread for the required info

laboye

If you insert something that is USB 2.0 into a USB 1.1 port, windows will popup and say "this device could run faster". Also, if you go into System Properties (Hold down the Windows Key and Pause/Break), click Hardware and click device manager. Open the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section. If you have USB 2.0 it may or may not say: USB 2.0 Open Host Controller. It's not guaranteed to have it if you have 2.0, but if you have that 2.0 Host Controller, you deffinitely have USB 2.0.

johnbrownsdream

Processor
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
Speed : 1.53GHz
Model Number : 1825 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR2217 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 64kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size

Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : No
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7N266-VM ACPI BIOS Rev 1004/AA
System : System Manufacturer System Name
Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N266VM
Total Memory : 496MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : Nvidia Corp nForce AGP Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 133MHz (266MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Shared Memory : 16MB
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 133MHz (266MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce2 Integrated GPU

Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : Maxtor 90432D2 (4GB)
CD-ROM/DVD : CDWRITER IDE5232 (CD 52X Rd, 52X Wr)
CD-ROM/DVD : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-816B (CD 48X Rd) (DVD 6X Rd)
CD-ROM/DVD : SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A:) : 1.4MB (54kB, 4% Free Space) (FAT)
Hard Disk (C:) : 4GB (1.3GB, 33% Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (D:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (F:) : N/A

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 2 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : PS/2 Compatible Mouse

MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Standard Game Port

Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Win32 x86) 5.00.2195 (Service Pack 4)

Network Services
Network Drivers Enabled : No

johnbrownsdream

can you also tell me about my sound card and where I can find the driver or drivers I need to make it work its not working my video card is because some folks helped me find the driver but the sound aint please help with that too if you got time
thanks
matt

linderman

Here is the sound driver

4.51.505 2003/08/22 update

OS Netware / Sco Unix / Sun Solaris / Linux / Win9x / Win98SE / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

Description Realtek RTL8100C Driver Version 4.51.505

File Size 2.42 (MBytes)

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us



the USB is different from what I am used to with Asus boards >>>> most all other models have the USB driver listed >>> yours does not

I am VERY sure there is a way to upgrade your USB controller to version 2.0

I would start with the most recent bios update >>>> then update the INF chipset driver too >>>> one of those two updates will improve your USB controller

here is the INF driver

V1.03U 2002/05/20 update

OS Win2K / WinXP

Description Win2k/XP chipset driver 1.03 package update
Pls remove the audio utility NVAPanel first before install the new drivers.

File Size 8.9 (MBytes)


here is new bios file

1007 2003/08/20 update

OS All

Description A7N266-VM BIOS 1007
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

File Size 214 (KBytes)


you need to use Aflash tool 2.21 for updating bios

this is the utility needed to flash bios

2.21 2002/12/23 update

OS DOS

Description Aflash V2.21 Utility to update the motherboard flash BIOS - (DOS)

File Size 30.29 (KBytes)



once you have researched and found these files / download them and then ask questions if you need install assistance

linderman

if this updating is over whelming then I suggest the easy way out

a very good but tad pricey and feature loaded

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839125503


this one will do also (cheap and easy)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104216

johnbrownsdream

ok, the sound card driver link didn't lead to the driver I need can you please supply direct links for that , the inf and the most recent bios update.....are you sure this will give me usb 2.0?

linderman

John:


I am not 100% sure that updating these things will give you USB 2.0 however I am most confident that they will!

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

In the GENERAL download box there are three drop down menu boxes

select "motherboard" from the upper most box
select socket A 462 from the middle box
select your motherboard model from the third menu

print out the thread which I listed all your drivers

then the general download will take you to all the files for your motherboard. Pick them of the ALL section >>> & match them up with prior to downloading with the ones I pasted previously

linderman

John:


I stand corrected: you board does NOT support 2.0 natively.

However adding in a PCI to USB card will however give you 2.0 support

http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/arch...speed-finally/

johnbrownsdream

realy sorry but, I got the motherboard selected no problem but I don't know the series or the models ya know...where it says select series and select models well I don't know em and couldn't figure them out for the post sorry....oh and are all the updates you suggested for the soundcard...the inf bios and the first thing you gave me a link to?

linderman

John:


product = motherboard
series = socket A 462
motherboard model = A7n266-vm


but none of that will get you USB 2.0 read my post above

johnbrownsdream

don't know if it means anything but I get this windows media player error
0xC00D11BA: Cannot play the file
Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device, such as a sound card or sound controller. You may encounter this error message for one of the following reasons:

Your sound device is in use by another program. Quit other programs that may be using your sound device, and then try to play the file again.
Your sound device is not functioning properly. To troubleshoot the problem, see the Sound Troubleshooter in Windows Help or refer to your sound device's documentation.
You do not have a sound device installed on your computer. Install a sound device, and then try to play the file again.
Error ID = 0xC00D11BA, Condition ID = 0x00000000
Web Help

johnbrownsdream

hey....what is going on, I dl the driver you said and it says its an ethernet driver my computer isn't even ethernet ready what are you trying to do? I thought it was for my sound card don't mean to sound accusing but I don't know whats going on here

johnbrownsdream

anymore I just want my SOUNDCARD working
thanks for you help with the video card ( I think that was you)

linderman

hello:



this is your onboard sound driver!

4.51.505 2003/08/22 update

OS Netware / Sco Unix / Sun Solaris / Linux / Win9x / Win98SE / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

Description Realtek RTL8100C Driver Version 4.51.505

File Size 2.42 (MBytes)


you must remove (device manager / click on sound controller/ select driver / then remove) existing driver before installing new driver !

linderman

you are using the onboard sound >>>> correct ??

johnbrownsdream

yes I am using onboard but it said something about installing ethernet drivers that has nothing to do with sound so I am confused+