USB Drivers for Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

walkngdude · Oct 30, 2015

Hello, I built this system a year ago and I have always noticed that the USB 3.0 ports on the front of the case seem slow. So I'm thinking that I didn't install the drivers right or something.

So can I look at the device manager and see if I need to reinstall some drivers? How can I tell if it's the Gigabyte drivers or the chipset ini files that I missed?

As I remember if I look at the device manager under Universal Serial Bus Controllers I should see a list of descriptive names and not "Generic USB Hub" if my drivers are installed correctly.

I have included a screen shot of my Device Manager.

Thanks

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GA-Z97M-D3H Build Specs
2/19/2015

XFX XTR Series P1-650B-BEFX 650W ATX12V - Power Supply

XFX XTR Series P1-650B-BEFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC With Full Modular Cables - Newegg.com

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Intel Core i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54590 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

Intel Core i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54590 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 - Newegg.com

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Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com

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GIGABYTE GA-H97M-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-H97M-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

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1 x CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B - Newegg.com

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Crucial MX100 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256MX100SSD1

Crucial MX100 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256MX100SSD1 - Newegg.com

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Rosewill Micro-ATX Mini Tower Computer Case with Dual USB 3.0, Dual Fans and 12.5-Inch Card LINE-M Black

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAJ0ZGK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

spunk.funk · Oct 30, 2015

You have no yellow flags in the Device Manager and you have the USB eXtensible host controller. Which means your USB 3.0 driver is installed and working correctly. Generic USB Hub is correct and is the driver in all USB slots on all motherboards.
It won't hurt to go to the Gigabyte Driver site GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1150 - GA-Z97M-D3H (rev. 1.1) and download the Chipset and USB 3.0 driver for your board.
Be aware that USB ports on the front of the case connect via a cable to the motherboard, and USB ports on the back are soldered to the motherboard and the back ones will have stronger power and connection because of this

JimE · Oct 30, 2015

That's normal, and you can see the USB3 controller listed in your screenshot.

It's not uncommon for front panel ports to be a little slower than the rear ports (cabling and interference vs a direct MB connection). The only way to know if they are slow, would be to test both (front and rear) and compare the speeds.

Also, unless the front ports are actually connected to a USB3 header on the motherboard, they aren't running at USB3 speeds.

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