USB 2.0 problems in Win98S.E.
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From: Olin K. McDaniel on 15 Feb 2007 17:16 I've read and reread lots of related posts to my subject, but none that quite fit my problem. I've got one PC that's several years old, has a MB with USB 1.1 capability only and the CPU is a Pentium 3, 600MHz. I have it setup with dual boot, into either Win98S.E. or Win2000, and have several partitions that are accessible from either OS. There is a USB scanner, a USB inkjet printer, and a USB memory card reader - all of which are apparently USB 1.1 and have worked fine with either OS. Recently I bought an external WD "My Book" 250 GB hard drive which is made to use USB 2.0, plus a flash drive which apparently is basically a USB 2.0 device. Both of these will work, but very slowly, in the USB 1.1 sockets BUT only when in Win2000. Neither will work in Win98. I am aware that Win98SE was not designed for USB 2.0, so I just invested in a D-Link Model DU-560 card to plug into a PCI slot, and it claimed to allow full USB 2.0 capability in Win98SE, WinMe, Win2000, WinXP and even Mac OS 10.1. It even came with a CD containing what was stated as the necessary drivers for all these OS'es. I installed these EXACTLY as the manual instructed. However, I've discovered to my disappointment, not all these claims are valid, apparently. Neither the WD HDD nor the flash drive are recognizable in Win98SE, yet both work at the USB 2.0 higher speed when I boot to Win2000. And they are plugged into the same D-Link adapter card in both cases. I tried to get help from D-Link tech support, but it was a large waste of time. In all the posts I've studied, it appears I need a special driver for each hardware device, specific for Win98SE, only thing is - I'm very confused where to go to get them, and what to avoid. Can anyone give me specific guidance to this specific problem and hopefully to a simple solution? Thanks, Olin McDaniel
From: Graham W on 15 Feb 2007 17:33 Olin K. McDaniel wrote: > I've read and reread lots of related posts to my subject, but none > that quite fit my problem. > > I've got one PC that's several years old, has a MB with USB 1.1 > capability only and the CPU is a Pentium 3, 600MHz. I have it setup > with dual boot, into either Win98S.E. or Win2000, and have several > partitions that are accessible from either OS. There is a USB > scanner, a USB inkjet printer, and a USB memory card reader - all of > which are apparently USB 1.1 and have worked fine with either OS. > > Recently I bought an external WD "My Book" 250 GB hard drive which is > made to use USB 2.0, plus a flash drive which apparently is basically > a USB 2.0 device. Both of these will work, but very slowly, in the > USB 1.1 sockets BUT only when in Win2000. Neither will work in Win98. > > > I am aware that Win98SE was not designed for USB 2.0, so I just > invested in a D-Link Model DU-560 card to plug into a PCI slot, and it > claimed to allow full USB 2.0 capability in Win98SE, WinMe, Win2000, > WinXP and even Mac OS 10.1. It even came with a CD containing what > was stated as the necessary drivers for all these OS'es. I installed > these EXACTLY as the manual instructed. > > However, I've discovered to my disappointment, not all these claims > are valid, apparently. Neither the WD HDD nor the flash drive are > recognizable in Win98SE, yet both work at the USB 2.0 higher speed > when I boot to Win2000. And they are plugged into the same D-Link > adapter card in both cases. > > I tried to get help from D-Link tech support, but it was a large waste > of time. > > In all the posts I've studied, it appears I need a special driver for > each hardware device, specific for Win98SE, only thing is - I'm very > confused where to go to get them, and what to avoid. Can anyone give > me specific guidance to this specific problem and hopefully to a > simple solution? Maybe you need to get the current m/board driver CD ( or an image of it), and look for the chipset drivers. More info about the m/board (make & model) and current BIOS revision may ring a bell in someone's grey matter! -- Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro.org.uk/ Wessex Astro Society's Website Dorset UK Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter.
From: Shep� on 15 Feb 2007 19:49 On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:16:24 GMTWhilst not letting inanimate objects know we are in a hurry omcdaniel.abcd(a)mindspring.com (Olin K. McDaniel) sent this : > >In all the posts I've studied, it appears I need a special driver for >each hardware device, specific for Win98SE, only thing is - I'm very >confused where to go to get them, and what to avoid. Can anyone give >me specific guidance to this specific problem and hopefully to a >simple solution? > >Thanks, > >Olin McDaniel Try the,"OrangeWare" USB 2.00 drivers, http://www.orangeware.com/developers/faq_usb2.html HTH :) -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=88558
From: user on 15 Feb 2007 23:05 "Olin K. McDaniel" <omcdaniel.abcd(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:45d4c52f.17356345(a)news.east.earthlink.net... > I've read and reread lots of related posts to my subject, but none > that quite fit my problem. > > I've got one PC that's several years old, has a MB with USB 1.1 > capability only and the CPU is a Pentium 3, 600MHz. I have it setup > with dual boot, into either Win98S.E. or Win2000, and have several > partitions that are accessible from either OS. There is a USB > scanner, a USB inkjet printer, and a USB memory card reader - all of > which are apparently USB 1.1 and have worked fine with either OS. > > Recently I bought an external WD "My Book" 250 GB hard drive which is > made to use USB 2.0, plus a flash drive which apparently is basically > a USB 2.0 device. Both of these will work, but very slowly, in the > USB 1.1 sockets BUT only when in Win2000. Neither will work in Win98. > > > I am aware that Win98SE was not designed for USB 2.0, so I just > invested in a D-Link Model DU-560 card to plug into a PCI slot, and it > claimed to allow full USB 2.0 capability in Win98SE, WinMe, Win2000, > WinXP and even Mac OS 10.1. It even came with a CD containing what > was stated as the necessary drivers for all these OS'es. I installed > these EXACTLY as the manual instructed. > > However, I've discovered to my disappointment, not all these claims > are valid, apparently. Neither the WD HDD nor the flash drive are > recognizable in Win98SE, yet both work at the USB 2.0 higher speed > when I boot to Win2000. And they are plugged into the same D-Link > adapter card in both cases. > > I tried to get help from D-Link tech support, but it was a large waste > of time. > > In all the posts I've studied, it appears I need a special driver for > each hardware device, specific for Win98SE, only thing is - I'm very > confused where to go to get them, and what to avoid. Can anyone give > me specific guidance to this specific problem and hopefully to a > simple solution? > > Thanks, > > Olin McDaniel > http://www.buslinkbuy.com/file/USB2MassStorage_v1019.zip As others have said..make sure you`ve got your motherboard chipset drivers up to date, and then install `the above` download...it works for me. http://www.buslinkbuy.com/file/USB2MassStorage_v1019.zip
From: Mij on 16 Feb 2007 14:29
user wrote: > "Olin K. McDaniel" <omcdaniel.abcd(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:45d4c52f.17356345(a)news.east.earthlink.net... >> I've read and reread lots of related posts to my subject, but none >> that quite fit my problem. >> >> I've got one PC that's several years old, has a MB with USB 1.1 >> capability only and the CPU is a Pentium 3, 600MHz. I have it setup >> with dual boot, into either Win98S.E. or Win2000, and have several >> partitions that are accessible from either OS. There is a USB >> scanner, a USB inkjet printer, and a USB memory card reader - all of >> which are apparently USB 1.1 and have worked fine with either OS. >> >> Recently I bought an external WD "My Book" 250 GB hard drive which is >> made to use USB 2.0, plus a flash drive which apparently is basically >> a USB 2.0 device. Both of these will work, but very slowly, in the >> USB 1.1 sockets BUT only when in Win2000. Neither will work in Win98. >> >> >> I am aware that Win98SE was not designed for USB 2.0, so I just >> invested in a D-Link Model DU-560 card to plug into a PCI slot, and it >> claimed to allow full USB 2.0 capability in Win98SE, WinMe, Win2000, >> WinXP and even Mac OS 10.1. It even came with a CD containing what >> was stated as the necessary drivers for all these OS'es. I installed >> these EXACTLY as the manual instructed. >> >> However, I've discovered to my disappointment, not all these claims >> are valid, apparently. Neither the WD HDD nor the flash drive are >> recognizable in Win98SE, yet both work at the USB 2.0 higher speed >> when I boot to Win2000. And they are plugged into the same D-Link >> adapter card in both cases. >> >> I tried to get help from D-Link tech support, but it was a large waste >> of time. >> >> In all the posts I've studied, it appears I need a special driver for >> each hardware device, specific for Win98SE, only thing is - I'm very >> confused where to go to get them, and what to avoid. Can anyone give >> me specific guidance to this specific problem and hopefully to a >> simple solution? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Olin McDaniel >> > http://www.buslinkbuy.com/file/USB2MassStorage_v1019.zip > > As others have said..make sure you`ve got your motherboard chipset > drivers up to date, and then install `the above` download...it works for > me. > > http://www.buslinkbuy.com/file/USB2MassStorage_v1019.zip > > I have heard that a USB controller can be fussy about what devices it shares interrupts with, so it may also be worth looking at Control panel> System> Properties and checking that Win98SE sets up the IRQs the same as Win2000 does. |