re: drivers for usb card
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by J Johsnsson
(3 messages posted)
Annoyance: Ed.
1. The subject is a Viscom USB 20 4-Port PCI Card.
Came with drivers on a CD which I installed once the PCI card was in pace.
2.The PCI card is for Windows 98 SE, Me, 200 and XP, This computer’s OS is a
Win. 98 SE.
3.Check in the Device Manager for an exclamation mark on the usb device. There are
no remarks all seem well.
4.Delete files and restart computer. I did this well before I appealed for help,
even though the drivers had no yellow remarks against them.
5. In the Device Manager Select the device for updating. I did this as well and
the computers reaction to this was: “The drivers are up-to-date.”
6. In addition, the PCI card was purchased from and in consultation with a licensed
Microsoft technician with many years of experience. The pity thing is I bought this
from him on the other side of the globe
· Features of the USB 2.0
· externa USB2.0 ports
· EHCI based 480 Mbps USB 2.0 compliant
· OHCI based 12 Mbps USB 1.1 compliant
· USB ports auto speed selectable
· Each port supplies 500 mA power
· Support both USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices
· Easy plug and play installation and device connection
· Fully backward compatible with USB 1.1/1.0 devices
· USB 2.0 high-speed drivers for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 & XP
7.The question in my mind : Why do I not see an additional drive in my computer?
Surely as well as we have drive C, D, printer, including the Zip drive which is
assigned drive E, there should be a drive F for the USB. Should this not come automatically
after the installation of the PCI? Could this be the reason why the computer cannot
identify the memory when I plug it in?
The usb memory I am trying to plug in is a USB 2.0 Flash Disk USB2.0
Many thanks. Janet
On Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 8:03 am, Ed wrote:
>As Windows 98 does not have built-in support for USB 2.0, you must install an add-in
>USB 2.0 PCI Card and a Windows 98 compatible driver.
>
>It is prudent to buy a PCI card that (a) has an NEC chipset, as that chipset has
>the widest compatibility with older motherboards, and (b) that comes with a driver
>file for Windows 98.
>
>Such third party drivers ONLY work with Win 98SE (Second Edition), not with the
original
>"first edition" release of Windows 98, a.k.a. "Windows 98 Gold".
>
>In practice, to use an add-on USB 2.0 PCI card in Windows 98 you must buy one that
>comes with a USB 2.0 driver file for Windows 98. Not all of them come with
>that. You may have bought the wrong type!
>
>
>Subject to that, start the computer normally and then open the Device Manager: Go
>to START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM and click on the tab marked "Device
>Manager".
>
>Look at the entry for the USB device. Is there a yellow exclamation mark or a question
>mark against it? If so, proceed as follows.
>
>
>Windows 98 wants to update the driver:
>
>The reason why there is a question mark or exclamation mark is that Windows 98 needs
>to update the driver, because you are currently using the WRONG driver file or because
>no driver file has been installed.
>
>You may need to obtain a driver file from the Card's manufacturer, a file that is
>actually *stated* to be for use with Windows 98.
>
>The current driver file you have (if any) is NOT for Windows 98 if it is not being
>recognised by Device Manager.
>
>Go to the website of the Card's manufacturer and download a driver file for Windows
>98 to your Desktop.
>
>
>Try manually updating the driver:
>
>Highlight the device in question in Device Manager, then click PROPERTIES and go
>through the procedure for manually updating the driver. Manufacturers typically
supply
>several driver files, and it is possible you have installed the wrong one.
>
>The newest driver is NOT necessarily the one to go for. You may need to install
an
>older one, dated prior to the release of Windows XP.
>
>Some possible locations to point the update function (i.e. the update wizard) to,
>when trying to find the correct file, are:
>
> C:\WINDOWS
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
> C:\WINDOWS\IOSUBSYS
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
>
>
>An alternative: Delete the Card's entry in Device Manager, and reboot. On the reboot
>the plug-and-play wizard will automatically re-install the Card with the correct
>drivers, if they exist on your system.
>
>
>Another alternative: Reboot into SAFE mode (press F5 or F8 on restarting the computer)
>and open Device Manager. Delete any "ghost" entries (those which only show up in
>Safe Mode), as they can cause a conflict with other installed device drivers. Then
>reboot normally.
>
>Note - Sometimes a deletion of ONLY the "ghost" entries is not effective, in which
>case a possible solution is to delete ALL devices, *including* the "ghost" entries,
>from Device Manager, while in Safe Mode; and then reboot normally. You MUST have
>all of the disks that came with each device on hand, in order to reinstall the devices!
>
>
>In the unlikely event that something goes wrong you will be able to reload one of
>the five backups of your Windows Registry, using the SCANREG /RESTORE command
>at the DOS prompt.
>
>Ed
>
>
>
>
>
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- re: drivers for usb card (Ed: Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 8:03 am)
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