Help! USB ports are not Enhanced: 965P-DS3 (ICH8), Vista.

[cocksy_boy]

Hi All,

I seem to be having a small and curious problem. I have been checking out my USB ports, after Vista (Ultimate 32 bit) suddenly came up and said that one of my devices could work faster if it was plugged into a USB2.0 port.

This confused me slightly, as I though all my ports were USB2.0. I checked the manual of my Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (rev 1.0), and sure enough it says that the motherboard has 4 x USB2.0/1.1 on the rear panel, and 3 x USB2.0/1.1 connectors on board for up to 6 additional ports.

I checked my BIOS (F12), and sure enough, it is set to enable high speed USB, but when I check out my device manager i have the following in the USB section:

Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A

....plus 7 USB root hubs, a composite device (my logitech wireless K/B & mouse), and printing support devices below.

So there appears to be 2 problems - there is only 7 USB controllers there (not 10 - I have 10 USB ports, so should have 10 controllers, right?), and only 2 of them appear to be USB 2.0, when all of them should be!!

Can anyone help me - maybe I've got it all wrong, but something doesn't feel right to me, and Vista says that the device is plugged into a slow USB port!! Many thanks in advance,

Cocksy

[vhero]

i have the same problem with my board i have my 4 default ports that are usb2 and a usb2 card and i get that message never could figure out what it was BUT if the device is USB1 even if your ports are USB2 it will give the message. I think my problem is a faulty card though

[TAKTAK]

install the drivers.......... problem solved.

[cocksy_boy]

Hi guys, cheers for the replies.

The device is a 2.0 device, so should run at the higher speeds. Also, I have reinstalled the intel driver set quite recently, but will try again to see if that makes a difference.

Cheers so far - any more thoughts?

[vhero]

install the drivers.......... problem solved.

sorry but thats a stupid answer as usb 2.0 drivers are installed by default with windows vista and has been since XP

[TAKTAK]

sorry but thats a stupid answer as usb 2.0 drivers are installed by default with windows vista and has been since XP

not nesseceraly, i had to install my drivers seperatly as vista and xp only pick them up as usb1.1

[vhero]

not nesseceraly, i had to install my drivers seperatly as vista and xp only pick them up as usb1.1

really never heard that b4 might be what my prob is the prob is where can you get usb 2.0 drivers for vista since it comes with them already i'm guessing your talking about a force install of drivers