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USB2 on HP Laptop

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by Hobbit_Oz, 2006/03/08.

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    Hobbit_Oz

    Hobbit_Oz Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have a HP ZE4316 laptop which has USB 1.1, I wish to use a USB2.0 device on this laptop so I purchased USB2.0 PCMCIA card bus. No matter what I try I cannot get it to work on USB2.0.
    I have tried updated drivers and areplacement card
    My OS is winXP home with service pack 2
    I have heard that others have had problems gettting USB2.0 to woth on HP laptops.
    Any Ideas?
     
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    RCUK

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    What's the make/model of the USB2 card you have bought?
     
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    PeteC

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    FWIW - A Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2 card works fine on my HP Omnibook xe4100.

    You should not need any additional drivers for XP. Can you prove the card on another laptop? - it is possible that your PCMCIA slot is faulty or the driver corrupted. Try uninstalling the PCMCIA adapter in Device Manager and rebooting.

    Your USB 2 device should work on your USB 1 ports, but at USB 1 speeds of course.
     
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    Hobbit_Oz

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    Thanks for your replys
    The PCMCIA cardbus adapter is a generic unbranded make
    The PCMCIA slot on the laptop works with my Wireless LAN Card
    Yes I know I can use the built in USB at 1.1 speed but the video capture device I want to connect will only work at USB2 speed
     
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    RCUK

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    It seems a lot of people over on the HP forums are also complaining about the ZE models cardbus slots. Aparently they have problems operating a higher speed device (e.g. USB2). :confused:

    If you plug a USB1 device into the cardbus adapter does that work correctly?
    This at least proves that Windows/drivers are recognising the actual card correctly.
     
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    WILLEMM

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    A couple of thoughts

    I am not familiar with this machine but I would suggest you make sure you have the latest BIOS level installed and also check the BIOS to see if it has a USB2 setting that requires enabling.
     
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    Hobbit_Oz

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    Thanks
    USB1 works in the card bus
    I will have a look at the bios, to see what I can find
     
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