USB 2 not working

[PHiuR]

for some reason I can't get my external harddrive to work as USB2. it was working fine before i formatted my computer. so i know that it IS capable of USB2 speeds.

I do have SP2 installed.
my firewire does work at full speed.


just usb 2 isnt working, usb1 speed works fine.

any suggestions?

help.JPG

 

[bacillus]

did you install the m/board drivers?

 

[PHiuR]

yep, chipset drivers are installed. i installed the nforce 2 unified drivers.


my mobo is a epox 8rda+


edit: would it matter if i plugged the harddrive into a usb1 port on my oldschool laptop, then repluggd it into my comp's usb2? it shouldnt... rite.

 

[Dug]

Remove everything under Universal Serial Bus Controllers in device manager and reboot.
Windows will reinstall everything and it should work.

 

[Chode Messiah]

It could be disabled in ur epox's bios

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Dug
Remove everything under Universal Serial Bus Controllers in device manager and reboot.
Windows will reinstall everything and it should work.

ive done that several times already =\

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Chode Messiah
It could be disabled in ur epox's bios

i have checked the bios - it is at 1.1/2.0


is there anything special about the epox 8rda+ that i need to install to get usb2 to work? i can't find my original cd that came with the motherboard... i was going to try installing drivers from that...hmph..

 

[apoppin]

no idea . . . if you lost the manual check the Epox web site.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

I had this problem earlier. Here's what I did:

-Control Panel
-System
-Hardware tab: Device Manager
-USB Controllers <Expand>

There should be one marked with a (!) or a (*) next to it. That's what it was for me. Click that one and:

-Disable
-Enable

Worked for me after that.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
I had this problem earlier. Here's what I did:

-Control Panel
-System
-Hardware tab: Device Manager
-USB Controllers <Expand>

There should be one marked with a (!) or a (*) next to it. That's what it was for me. Click that one and:

-Disable
-Enable

Worked for me after that.

-The Pentium Guy

i don't think that's it...?

here's what it looks like.

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(harddrive is not plugged in)

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Oh. Dunno then.

One more thing: in the BIOS when you set your USB "mode", there' FULL_SPEED and HIGH_SPEED (for me). I forgot which was which, try otggling between the two.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Ooh, another thing: Maybe your front ports are USB1.0, try the back.

 

[PHiuR]

the pentium guy:

i don't have any front ports: and im pretty sure all my 4 or (6) back ports are 2.0...

also when i check the bios i can only select either 1.1 or 1.1/2.0 or disabled.

i can't figure this out! ahhhh and I need it to work because i'm borrowing a friends external drive to store my info when i formatted...

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Heh. Must be a big pain eh? Really not sure what to suggest here. I can shoot for the obvious stuff: Is the device a USB 2.0 device?

 

[Chode Messiah]

If u have gmail, u can put files in ur email, then make a virtual gmail drive on ur comp, then extract. Repeat until all files are on. Also, from where you were in the pic, right-click, and go to properties and then you'll see what is going on. Hopefully, all goes well. Good Luck!:thumbsup:

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Chode Messiah
If u have gmail, u can put files in ur email, then make a virtual gmail drive on ur comp, then extract. Repeat until all files are on. Also, from where you were in the pic, right-click, and go to properties and then you'll see what is going on. Hopefully, all goes well. Good Luck!:thumbsup:

While the gMail drive would work, it would just be stupidly slow (most internet connections are less than 50kb\sec upload) You also can't upload .exe files.

I think a crossover or router\hub\switch + straight through would be easier.

Or you could just have the stuff transfer overnight.

Unless you get it fixed of course

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: Chode Messiah
If u have gmail, u can put files in ur email, then make a virtual gmail drive on ur comp, then extract. Repeat until all files are on. Also, from where you were in the pic, right-click, and go to properties and then you'll see what is going on. Hopefully, all goes well. Good Luck!:thumbsup:

While the gMail drive would work, it would just be stupidly slow (most internet connections are less than 50kb\sec upload) You also can't upload .exe files.

I think a crossover or router\hub\switch + straight through would be easier.

Or you could just have the stuff transfer overnight.

Unless you get it fixed of course

i would do the network thing, but i don't have another computer in the house that has USB 2.0

i might just transfer it over night. but it's really slow...=

thanks for all the comments guys...i can't get it to work.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: PHiuRi would do the network thing, but i don't have another computer in the house that has USB 2.0

I meant ethernet cable

Like this one

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: PHiuRi would do the network thing, but i don't have another computer in the house that has USB 2.0

I meant ethernet cable

Like this one

how would i use that...? it's on an external hdd?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
how would i use that...? it's on an external hdd?

got it mixed up with another thread.

 

[kitkat22]

There are several things that came to my mind from this; I would first try looking at the installation CD and really making sure the drivers you installed were for the USB ports, sometimes they are different. Next, I would look for updated drivers from Epox and see what they have. I would suspect you may not have installed the drivers because it is win2k that you are using. I bought a USB 2.0 card for my aging motherboard and it installed just fine without the drivers; except it wasn't 2.0. I didn't realize my mistake for about a month.

If that fails, set up a network between your working computers and just transfer files to another computer you own. However, if you must use the external hard drive get a firewire card and use that.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

I think I remember some more things about my USB 2.0 problems: They all started when I installed SP2. DUnno if that will help though.