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Front USB ports not working for ext
Name: guidod Date: March 28, 2005 at 12:31:29 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP2 CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.6ghz HT - 1gb
Comment:
The front USB ports (I have two) work for things like joysticks and webcams, but when I plug external drives like a digital camera or thumb drive (i.e. those that should appear as an extra drive letter in My Computer) Windows gives a bubble that reads "The USB device is not recognized" and that it could not work correctly. When I plug it on any of the back ports, USB mass storage drives work perfectly. (WinXP SP2, Intel motherboard, and all ports are theoretically 2.0)
Name: lurkswithin Date: March 28, 2005 at 15:43:39 Pacific
Reply:
They may be all 2.0 but they might not have enough power to operate that which you are pluging into them. Also there maybe a jumper to apply to the front settings or may be a section in the bios that controls the front usb ports. Another issue could be that your bios may need to be updated for the front ports.
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