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More info?)
Si <si@nospamforme.com> wrote:
>
> "Frank Slootweg" <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:41933cc2$0$45951$a344fe98@news.wanadoo.nl...
> > mike <mwos@optonline.net> wrote:
> >> I want to add a 2.0 usb 4 port card. I know where to insert it. I also
> >> want
> >> to deactivate the front two and the rear two USB 1.0 ports on my Pavilion
> >> 523n running Windows XP Home. Can it be done, and how do I go about doing
> >> it?
> >
> > Can't you just disable them in the profile(s) [1]?
> >
> > [1] Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> for each of
> > the devices in the respective "Universal Serial Bus controllers"
> > tree(s?), click on the device(s) -> Properties -> Device uasge: Do not
> > use this device in any hardware profiles (disable) -> OK
>
> But again, why would you want to? As I said, theoretically, you could
> connect them to a USB 2.0 card with an internal socket/connector?
Well, *re-wiring* is a different story, but if you just leave the USB
1.1 ports as they are, you may have some nasty suprises. I had those
when I added a Sitecom USB 2.0 Cardbus Card and Windows *still*
complained about a high-speed device plugged into a low-speed port (or
similar wording), even while the high-speed (hard-disk) device was
plugged into the USB 2.0 card. For (other) details about this mess, see
my earlier article:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=418e320f$0$61753$abc4f4c3@news.wanadoo.nl