USB 2.0 inputs?

[roccenstein]

On my old PC, whenever I would connect my camera it would give me the message "You can speed up this device if you connect it to a USB 2.0 connection" (or something to that effect).  My computer didn't have any USB 2.0 connections, which I didn't worry about, since I was about to get a new PC anyway.  So my new PC arrived a week or so ago and I connect my camera, and get the same message.  Apparently my new computer doesn't have USB 2.0 either.  How can I upgrade it?  (PC specs: Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 AM2 Nforce 570 Motherboard, AMD X2 4600, 2gb RAM, Win XP Pro)  Yeah, I know, for a new PC it ain't that impressive, but we can't all afford 'top of the line', LOL.

[roccenstein]

I was just reading a little about USB 2.0 and it said that starting in 2003 all computers came with it.  Hmm....  When I connect my camera I'm using one of the ports on the front of the case, could that be the problem?  Are only the inputs on the back 2.0?  Are they labeled differently or would they still just have the USB symbol?

[patio]

That board lists both 2.0 and 1.1 ports. Try a rear port.

[soybean]

I'm surprised to see that on a new computer.  My tower PC is that way, but the motherboard is several years old; it's an ECS K7S5A PRO.  I installed a USB controller card (in a PCI slot) which provided two more USB 2.0 ports on back and also provided pins for re-wiring the front two USB ports so that they are now USB 2.0.

[roccenstein]

That's what I was thinking, what would a new motherboard have USB 1.1 inputs for? 

[soybean]

What does the documentation say it's supposed to have?  I see two versions of the M57SLI on newegg.com; the specs on both say "6x USB 2.0", no USB 1.1.  Maybe your board is not functioning right.  I'd contact the manufacturer's tech support.  If you can't get it working with their help, you might want to return it.

[patio]

   1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
   2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
   3. 1 parallel port
   4. 1 SPDIF out port (coaxial)
   5. 1 SPDIF out port (optical)
   6. 1 COMA port
   7. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
   8. 1 IEEE1394a port
   9. 1 RJ-45 port
  10. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)

This from the Gigabyte spec page...

[soybean]

Well, shame on newegg.  They don't have their facts straight. 

But, the facts from Gigabyte don't seem right.  A image of the motherboard on newegg.com clearly shows 4 ports on back.  roccenstein said he connected his camera to a front USB port.  So, a total of 6 ports seems to be the actual number.

[patio]

That info from Gigabyte is the listing for the back panel ports...the front ones are listed the same way...2.0/1.1

[soybean]

roccenstein, have you tried your camera on a rear port?  If you find connecting to a rear port inconvenient, you can get a USB extension cable such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119004

[roccenstein]

I haven't tried it yet, but will as soon as I get home tonight.  Hypothetically speaking, if the rear does the same, is there any way to configure settings so that they do work as 2.0?  I'm just wondering if they defaulted to 1.1 for some reason (just grasping at straws).

[soybean]

My hunch is the rear ports are functioning at 2.0.  So, let's wait and see what happens when you try it.  If you still get that message, let us know.  We can pursue this further then.  Either way, please let us know how it went.

[GX1_Man]

Some motherboards require the 2.0 drivers to be loaded. If you got a driver CD with it, look on there. If not choose hadware at Windows update and see if that fixes it.

Also see if there is a setting in the BIOS that enables/disables USB 2.0

USB 1.1 ports are perfectly fine for a USB keyboard and mouse, by the way.

[roccenstein]

OK, I got it straightened out.  It turned out to be what GX1_Man said.  As I stated, this is a new computer, and apparently when I installed all the drivers that particular one got missed and showed up as a "?" in the device manager, once I hit 'reinstall driver' it fixed the problem, and MAN is it FAST!  After waiting almost 15 minutes to download about 120 pics plus a few video files on my old PC, I can't wait to try it with the new one.  Thanks for all the help!