re: SR2020NX - Doesnt recognize activity on any USB ports/devices
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 10:37 pm
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Posted by Malcolm Fowler
(1612 messages posted)
Just a thought... As this is a Compaq (?) did you reinstall Windows from a Compaq
recovery disk or from a purchased XP disk? I have had problems in the past with
HP machines trying to do this as some of the drivers are not loaded or loaded incorrectly.
On Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 3:16 pm, Jt E wrote:
>Fresh install of XP Home SP2 (then updated to Service Pack 3 via Win Update), all
>drivers installed and updated (chipset first, then VGA, network, and sound).
>I got this machine, plugged my thumb drive into the front panel, and got nothing.
>Tried both ports. Tried the rear 2 ports, as well. Rebooted a few times, then reinstalled
>windows from scratch (had to anyway). //
>Still nothing on the USB. Threw a USB 2.0 card on the PCI slot, WDM doesnt even
recognize
>its existence (let alone the devices I have plugged into it). //
>Plugged an iPod into it. The iPod lit up like there was activity, but wouldnt charge,
>and wasn't recognized by windows.
>
>Double checked WDM, no missing drivers or unknown devices. It shows 2 USB root hubs
>under USB blah blah blah, disabled power management on both of them (so they're
always
>on).
>
>I dont really have any cash right now or I'd go buy another PCI USB card to test.
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