USB 3.0 runs at 2.0 speeds in new mobo

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mrmonkeybiz231

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Hello,

So I just installed a new motherboard in my computer; not because it was necessary but because my old mobo just had some little issues that bothered me. Anyway, I just put in an Asus Maximus VI Hero for Z87 chipsets, and everything so far is going well... Except when I plug in a portable drive that I know works with USB 3.0, all file transfers run at USB 2.0 speeds (or what I assume is 2.0 speeds, around 30-40mb/s). I tried downloading the USB 3.0 drivers off Asus's website, but when I tried to launch the .exe it would say something like "system does not meet minimum requirements", which is bull because this is a solid gaming computer (i7-4770, GTX 760, 16GB of 2133hz ram). So I am stumped and was hoping someone here would have some suggestions!

Thanks!

EDIT: I should probably mention that I had trouble with getting USB to work at all in the first place... The instant Windows 7 would start all USB devices would turn off even though they would work in BIOS... What fixed it was turning some option that had "xHCI" in it in BIOS from auto smart to disabled or something like that. USB devices started working in Windows after that point.
 
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It may be the case that you downloaded the wrong bit version of the driver.
32 bit or 64 bit version.
Have a check on the version of windows os currently installed on your system.
And check to see if the driver was the right bit version downloaded.
Often why you get that error when trying to install a driver with a message of,
"system does not meet minimum requirements".

Also sometimes a driver might need to be run or launched in admin mode, run as admin option right click.
Keep it in mind.
Hope it helps.
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It may be the case that you downloaded the wrong bit version of the driver.
32 bit or 64 bit version.
Have a check on the version of windows os currently installed on your system.
And check to see if the driver was the right bit version downloaded.
Often why you get that error when trying to install a driver with a message of,
"system does not meet minimum requirements".

Also sometimes a driver might need to be run or launched in admin mode, run as admin option right click.
Keep it in mind.
Hope it helps.
 
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mrmonkeybiz231

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Thanks for such a quick reply! However, the driver I downloaded is for both 32-bit and 64... The Windows 7 on my computer is 64-bit. I made an edit to my original post that may make a difference in regards to my problem.
 
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OK then your next task is to make that vendor's driver works.

My recent builds, my systems would not be up to their optimum until I update the drivers from the vendor's CD/website.
 
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