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"KatManDEW" <donwise@clover.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:30:39 -0000, "IanO" <ioxley@lineone.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>"KatManDEW" <donwise@clover.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:46:11 -0000, "IanO" <ioxley@lineone.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> ><no_one@example.net> wrote in message
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>>> >> "PhilD" <phild351(removethis)c@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> >I'm having the exact same problem with multiple Acer desktops at
>>> >> >work
>>> >using
>>> >> >my personal Lexar Jumpdrive Elite. Another brand, but older, is
>>> >intermittant
>>> >> >on the front ports. I convinced my boss that I need one at work, so
>>> >> >he
>>> >let
>>> >> >me go buy one. I forget the brand I got, but guess what, it works
>>> >> >consistantly on the front ports.
>>> >> snip
>>> >> Mmmmm, I wonder if the problem may be the jump drive. I too have a
>>> >> Lexar 1 gig that cannot connect to my Dell notebook. Works on the
>>> >> other two computers here though. Also works on my grandson's. Is
>>> >> there a common thread here?
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
>>> >> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
>>> >> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>>> >> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>>> >
>>> >As far as I know, the pins you connected your front ports to are
>>controlled
>>> >by the same chip as the rear ports. However it is possible that the
>>cable
>>> >or cables running to the front ports on the case are not wired for
>>> >2.0.
>>> >
>>> >Ian (trying to bottom post as much as possible!)
>>> >
>>> Mine is a Lexar 1 gig. It works fine in the back ports on my 8KNXP,
>>> but not the front ports. It works on my Dell laptop and in the front
>>> ports on the IBM desktops at work.
>>>
>>> Wonder how we can find out about the front port wiring to see if it's
>>> correct, or if they even support 2.0? A jump drive is one of the
>>> things that the front ports are the handiest for.....
>>
>>What case do you have? We are talking, aren't we, about ports built onto
>>your case with trailing cables terminating in pins or blocks for
>>connection
>>to the headers on the Gigabyte board? Just to be clear! ;-) The header
>>pins for either USB standard are the same to all intents and purposes, but
>>a
>>port, hub or cable can still be incapable of operating at USB 2.0 speeds.
>>In such cases only USB 1.1 speed is achieved. Since you achieve USB 2.0
>>hi-speed with the drive on your rear ports, I still suspect that the
>>socket/cable provided with your case cannot handle 2.0. It is sometimes
>>possible to replace these, but you are into specifics based on whose case
>>you have used.
>>
>>You could go to EBUYER and purchase their internal USB 2.0 7-in-1 card
>>reader! As well as reading cards, it has a USB socket on it, which is
>>certified 2.0. It's a useful peripheral, and connects to the same USB
>>header
>>on the motherboard. What's my point? It is to stop using the case front
>>ports, and replace them with another certified USB 2.0 device that
>>provides
>>a USB socket.
>>
>>Here is a really useful source of USB information:
>>http://shop.store.yahoo.com/directron/installusb.html
>>
>
> Thanks for the info. Yes, we are talking about USB ports on the front
> of the case. It's a Antec case with a little door on the front with
> two USB ports and a Firewire port.
>
> Funny thing is that I have a old USB 1.1 hub plugged into a port on
> the back of the PC, and the Lexar Jumpdrive works fine in that hub.
> But it's a unrecognized device if I connect it to the ports on the
> front of the case.
>
> I looked at a bunch of things on that web site. The idea of some front
> USB/Firewire ports combined with a card reader, mounted in a drive bay
> is VERY interesting. The only one I saw on that site also had a bunch
> of other stuff like temperature displays and fan speed controllers;
>
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/directron/uc9fatr2b.html
> It doesn't have any more UBS/Firewire ports that the front of my case.
> I would love to have something like that with more ports and card
> readers, and no overclocking gizmos.
I have a an 8KNXP and Antec case. I think when I built it there was an
addendum to either the case or motherboard manual about errors in the USB
wiring. Possibly a polarity switch.
Adrian
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