"IanO" wrote in message
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"KatManDEW" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:46:11 -0000, "IanO" wrote:


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"PhilD" 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.
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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?

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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


Sorry if my last message is a bit confusing, it's the middle of the night
here! Regarding the link I posted to USB information, the comments the
author makes about Gigabyte style headers are probably obsolete. My
experience with recent Gigabyte boards is that nowadays they are using very
much standard USB pin arrangements, and that it is easy to connect cases and
other devices such as card readers to these pins because of that.