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This combo doesn't seem to be working although 98SE reports the device as fully
operational using 4-23-99 Microsoft drivers. When I plug my USB Logitech mouse
into either of the USB ports nothing happens at boot. The mouse doesn't light
up when I power-up and 98SE doesn't detect a mouse as installed. So are Opti
82c861 chipset based USB 2.0 PCI cards non-functional in VA503+'s? It sure
looks that way. I had thought someone here said to stay away from VIA based USB
2.0 PCI cards so I figured w/the Opti I was good to go.
-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

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On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 21:52:58 -0500, Brad Clarke <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>>On 08 Jan 2005 02:12:32 GMT, wblane@aol.combotizer (Wblane) wrote:
>>
>>>>This combo doesn't seem to be working although 98SE reports the device as fully
>>>>operational using 4-23-99 Microsoft drivers.
>>Microsoft did not release USB 2.0 drivers for Windows 98.
>>
>>Those are probably USB 1.x drivers you are seeing.
>>
>>>>So are Opti 82c861 chipset based USB 2.0 PCI cards non-functional in VA503+'s? It sure
>>>>looks that way. I had thought someone here said to stay away from VIA based USB
>>>>2.0 PCI cards so I figured w/the Opti I was good to go.
>>You need to load the drivers provided with the card.

As a follow-up.

I went to the vendor's web site, and they say that the Opti 82c861 USB
2.0 PCI cards are supposed to work with the drivers already in Win98. I
find that statement very hard to believe.

Maybe they have found a way to hotwire the existing USB drivers, but I
find that difficult to believe.

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On 8 Jan 2005 15:21:21 -0800, "larry moe 'n curly"
<larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote:

>>The leading choice for PCI USB cards among experts seems to be the NEC
>>USB 2.0 chipset. Belkin and Adaptec use it, but it's also available on
>>some $12 cards listed at www.pricewatch.com, although dealers are known
>>to ship a different chipset. If you can't get a card with an NEC chip
>>on it, the VIA VT6212 chip is probably the next best choice.
I wasn;t able to find a Belkin card here in my area, so had to search
for other alternatives.

The Vantec go2.0 USB 2.0 PCI Card uses the NEC chipset.

I bought a 5-port version today for $21.00 Canadian.

St Lab also makes a 5-port USB 2.0 PCI card that uses the NEC chipset.

Brad

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On 10 Jan 2005 02:00:58 GMT, wblane@aol.combotizer (Wblane) wrote:

>>I may have discovered the problem. I have an AGP vid-card installed (GeForce
>>2/GTS)
>>and I mistakenly put the USB 2.0 PCI card in the PCI slot directly adjacent to
>>the AGP vid-card. The FIC manual cautions against this because of an IRQ
>>conflict between that PCI slot and AGP.
The AGP slot and PCI slot 1 share an IRQ.

Seems to be a dumb design in my opinion, but it probably was a good one
at the time these boards came out.

Brad

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Brad, the 98SE drivers being loaded are for the correct chipset on the USB 2.0
card (an Opti 82c861 chip). Even funnier is that 98SE won't LET ME load the
drivers that I downloaded from the manufacturer's website. 98SE says "source
specified doesn't contain information about your device."

It seems like the USB 2.0 card is dead because on boot up my optical mice do
not light up and I think they are supposed to (at least they did on all my
other USB systems).

>>>This combo doesn't seem to be working although 98SE reports the device as
>fully
>>>operational using 4-23-99 Microsoft drivers.
>Microsoft did not release USB 2.0 drivers for Windows 98.
>
>Those are probably USB 1.x drivers you are seeing.
>
>>>So are Opti 82c861 chipset based USB 2.0 PCI cards non-functional in
>VA503+'s? It sure
>>>looks that way. I had thought someone here said to stay away from VIA based
>USB
>>>2.0 PCI cards so I figured w/the Opti I was good to go.
>You need to load the drivers provided with the card.
>
>Brad


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)