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Peter
March 31st 03, 10:41 AM
Hi,

NEC to PCI enhanced Host Controller is the USB 2.0
drivers. Try use a USB 2.0 device and connect to the USB
2.0 Hub. If it works fine, nothing to worry.
I use Asus P4b266 mobo with USB 2.0 and it displayed the
same in device manager as your PC.

Peter

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the help. I tried your suggestion, but it
>didn't do any good. Everything reinstalled exactly as
>before. I read somewhere that you may need to upgrade
>your bios, so I went to Dell and flashed the latest
>version (which was from July 2001) and then uninstalled
>all the USB devices again and rebooted to no effect. My
>computer is a 500 MHz Pentium 3 that I bought in
December
>1999. I upgraded to Win XP. Any other suggestions?
>Thanks Mike
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>"Mike121458" > wrote in message
...
>>> I tried to install a USB 2.0 PCI card into my system,
>but
>>> I think that Windows XP installed it as USB 1.0. I
>>> upgraded my 500 MHz Pentium 3 to Windows XP (Home
>Edition)
>>> some months back, and I already had Service Pack 1
>>> installed. My understanding is that Service Pack 1 is
>>> supposed to have the latest USB 2 drivers; but after
the
>>> installation when I checked in Device Manager, there
is
>no
>>> USB 2.0 Root Hub listed. There is nothing that
>says "2.0"
>>> at all. Here is a list of everything under "Universal
>>> Serial Bus controllers":
>>>
>>> HP USB CD Writer 8200e series
>>> Intel(r) 82801AA USB Universal Host Controller
>>> NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller(B1)
>>> NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
>>> NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
>>> USB Root Hub
>>> USB Root Hub
>>> USB Root Hub
>>> USB Root Hub
>>>
>>> I've gone to Windows update, but it doesn't provide me
>>> with any driver download options. Any help would be
>>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>I recently went through a similar experience.
>>I think the "NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller
(B1)"
>is the USB 2.
>>Mine was a VIA brand, but said "VIA USB Enhanced Host
>Controller".
>>
>>After removing *all* USB devices and rebooting, it
>changed.
>>Now it's "VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller", and
>works fine.
>>For some reason, you need to force USB driver reinstall
>after adding the
>>hardware.
>>
>>
>>John Nichols
>
>.
>

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