Need to find PCI to USB add-on cards with an Intel chipset

[Chartec]

I just set up 14 computers for a dental office and when the company for the digital x-ray equipment came out to do a demo of the USB x-ray inserts the equipment wouldn?t work.
After several tries they said there equipment requires an Intel USB chipset, no other chipset will work. Well I think their full of _ _ _ _, but there isn?t anything I can do.
I can?t seem to find a PCI to USB card with an Intel chipset. If I don?t I will have to change out 14 motherboards in systems that are installed and running in his exam rooms.
Anyone know of the cards I?m looking for. Please help

 

[Nebor]

They are full of _ _ _ _ , as you put it. Do they mean USB ports on an Intel motherboard? Regardless, USB is USB, their equipment should work on ANY USB port. Imagine if Logitech said "Sorry, our mice only work on SiliconImage chips."

 

[Peter]

Not available. For the simple reason that Intel doesn't make any discrete PCI-USB chips.

The closest you can get is by using a VIA chip USB card - this because VIA, like Intel and unlike everybody else, implement their USB controllers by the UHCI programming model (the other standard being OHCI).

 

[Chartec]

not looking good

 

[liufeifeivip]

Not available. For the simple reason that Intel doesn't make any discrete PCI-USB chips.

The closest you can get is by using a VIA chip USB card - this because VIA, like Intel and unlike everybody else, implement their USB controllers by the UHCI programming model (the other standard being OHCI).

Wow!

Very thank you! this method worked for my usb device, I tried many USB controller and USB hub and no one works, all said "Unknow device" in my computer's device manager ! After I saw your solution and buy a VIA chip usb card the usb device worked immediately!

 

[mindless1]

What are these motherboards? If they are running Intel CPUs, odds are that at least SOME Of the USB hubs are from the intel chipset.

I mean if the Intel controller is USB3, then at least some of the USB3 are up to how many that controller can handle, then if the motherboard manufacturer wanted to provide more USB3, they would have an aftermarket non-intel chipset too.

If the boards are older and Intel CPU they will have an intel chipset for USB2, which should work, then if a non-intel chipset for USB3, just don't use the USB3.

USB3 shouldn't be needed for x-ray equipment anyway because it's a snapshot single image without a data rate threshold, unlike some kind of high resolution camera providing real time video during an operation.

However I too think it is a little strange and very bad product design if it doesn't adhere to USB standards enough to work with any chipset.

 

[Campy]

What are these motherboards? If they are running Intel CPUs, odds are that at least SOME Of the USB hubs are from the intel chipset.

I mean if the Intel controller is USB3, then at least some of the USB3 are up to how many that controller can handle, then if the motherboard manufacturer wanted to provide more USB3, they would have an aftermarket non-intel chipset too.

If the boards are older and Intel CPU they will have an intel chipset for USB2, which should work, then if a non-intel chipset for USB3, just don't use the USB3.

USB3 shouldn't be needed for x-ray equipment anyway because it's a snapshot single image without a data rate threshold, unlike some kind of high resolution camera providing real time video during an operation.

However I too think it is a little strange and very bad product design if it doesn't adhere to USB standards enough to work with any chipset.

This is a thread from 2004 lol.

 

[mindless1]

^ lol, okay but the same still applies, nobody had posted this solution yet. Intel has had the majority market of motherboards since before 2004, most of which had Intel USB controllers.

 

[liufeifeivip]

What are these motherboards? If they are running Intel CPUs, odds are that at least SOME Of the USB hubs are from the intel chipset.

I mean if the Intel controller is USB3, then at least some of the USB3 are up to how many that controller can handle, then if the motherboard manufacturer wanted to provide more USB3, they would have an aftermarket non-intel chipset too.

If the boards are older and Intel CPU they will have an intel chipset for USB2, which should work, then if a non-intel chipset for USB3, just don't use the USB3.

USB3 shouldn't be needed for x-ray equipment anyway because it's a snapshot single image without a data rate threshold, unlike some kind of high resolution camera providing real time video during an operation.

However I too think it is a little strange and very bad product design if it doesn't adhere to USB standards enough to work with any chipset.

I upgrade my professional instrument's motherboard D865GLC to new i7 platform, the old D865GLC using the intel usb controller, and the instrument has many buttons and indicates on the control panel, which using USB connect to the D865GLC. This USB device designed only work with UHCI, this is awful because wasted me a lot of time to repair it.

 

[liufeifeivip]

^ lol, okay but the same still applies, nobody had posted this solution yet. Intel has had the majority market of motherboards since before 2004, most of which had Intel USB controllers.

You were right! This intel motherboard is exactly bought in 2004!

Your analysis is totally correct in every detail and very professional! Thank you!