Original Title: How to activate the USB high speed ports?XP Pro, SP2, new BIOSTAR Group N61PC-M2S motherboard installed by computer tech. When I plug in a USB thumb drive I get the message - " This device can perform faster if plugged into a high speed port. Click here to see available ports." I click on the message and it shows the available USB ports but no info as to how to assign.How do I assign my plug in ports so I do not get this message?

Hi,· Are you receiving this message only if you connect thumb drive or any other USB devices?· Did you make any software or hardware changes on your machine prior to this issue?Let’s follow these methods & check if it helps.Method 1You may contact your computer manufacturer to update the chipset drivers.Note: Modifying BIOS/ chipset incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/chipset can be solved. Modifications of the settings are at your own risk.Method 2You may download & install Service Pack 3 on your machine & check if the issue persists.a. You may follow this link. Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3b.You may manually download & install Service pack 3 in safemode from this link.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en Hope the information helps. Please post back and let us know.RegardsDebleena SMicrosoft Answers Support EngineerVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

It's anything that I plug into the USB slots. By the way, I should have mentioned I get this also on my 5yr old Toshiba Satillite MC 8092 laptop with XP Pro SP2 on it. My computer is home built but a new motherboard. I'm thinking it's just finding the way to assign the ports to be high speed. Both computers. Windows help section does not address this and I can't find a Microsoft KB on this.Surely others have asked Microsoft this! How does one know without downloading SP3 if SP3 can fix this? I looked at the procedure for SP3 download and it looks very daunting. I don't have a external backup device for my data so if someone knows how to assign ports for sure, it would be much appreciated.Thanks

"jt3219" wrote in message news:ea41067a-7ff7-4c16-8889-6f6339319d7e...XP Pro, SP2, new BIOSTAR Group N61PC-M2S motherboard installed by computer tech. When I plug in a USB thumb drive I get the message - " This device can perform faster if plugged into a high speed port. Click here to see available ports." I click on the message and it shows the available USB ports but no info as to how to assign.How do I assign my plug in ports so I do not get this message?Look in the manual - Ports cannot be 'assigned' they are hard-wired. Chances are that the ones on the from of the case are USB2, while the ones on the back are USB1/1.1 -- Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

It is an informational message and not an error message.There is no "port assigning" required.Open Device Manager, by clicking Start, Run and in the box enter:%SystemRoot%\system32\devmgmt.mscClick OK.Do you see any red Xs or yellow ?s and if so, in what sections?Now expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers section and look for the words:Enhanced Host ControllerHere is an example screen shot of what to look for in your Device Manager:http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2466/devicemanagerenhanced.pngEnhanced is the key word which means high speed. If Enhanced is not listed, it is just a USB 2.0, but not high speed (hence the message) but a driver upgrade will usually fix it unless the hardware is very old. If you don't seen the word Enhanced, you will see the message you describe.Right click each USB device, Properties and check the driver version. The correct Microsoft driver is 5.1.2600 or later. If that is not what you see, upgrade them individually to the current version by choosing to Update the driver and let it connect to Windows search to find the driver (usually this is not a good idea to let Windows find you a driver, but is OK with the USB drivers). Depending on your system, one update may to them all. If things get worse, roll back any driver updates you make.Sometimes there is a setting to change in the BIOS. In the BIOS under a section for USB, there may be an option for ECxx (enhanced controller) that is disabled. Enable it, reboot.After any BIOS update(s) see if there is a USB Enhanced Host Controller listing.You may have to do both the BIOS and the driver change.You can look for driver updates for your system motherboard on board drivers on the Biostar page:http://www.biostar.com.tw/It is possible to configure a check box in the properties on the USB device to never warn you but then you would never see even legitimate error messages again, but of course you would rather rally fix your system instead of just suppressing the message and also benefit from having the latest USB drivers for your system and only see the message when there is a legitimate issue. Do, or do not. There is no try.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

"JoseIbarra" wrote in message news:80647c93-25b7-4647-9931-d1f02c0c64ba...It is an informational message and not an error message.There is no "port assigning" required.Open Device Manager, by clicking Start, Run and in the box enter:%SystemRoot%\system32\devmgmt.mscClick OK.Do you see any red Xs or yellow ?s and if so, in what sections?Now expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers section and look for the words:Enhanced Host ControllerHere is an example screen shot of what to look for in your Device Manager:http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2466/devicemanagerenhanced.pngEnhanced is the key word which means high speed. If Enhanced is not listed, it is just a USB 2.0, but not high speed (hence the message) but a driver upgrade will usually fix it unless the hardware is very old. If you don't seen the word Enhanced, you will see the message you describe.There is a hardware difference between USB1 and USB2 - not just software - you cannot upgrade a USB port from 1 to 2 if the hardware is not right.-- Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

I thought it had 4x 2.0 USB Port and 2x USB 2.0 HeaderHey jt3219 ... do this so we can be sure about your motherboard:Click Start, Run and in the box enter:msinfo32Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the information back here.For video driver information, expand the Components, click Display, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the information back here.There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete it from the pasted information.This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork.Should have asked that in the first place!Do, or do not. There is no try.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

Here it is. I'll send my laptop info later. Also, same thing with my work computer. Also, there is not any exclaimation marks or anything in the device manager.Sleuth away! Thanks.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name System Manufacturer BIOSTAR GroupSystem Model N61PC-M2SSystem Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 16 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2712 MhzBIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 9/3/2009SMBIOS Version 2.5Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"Time Zone Pacific Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 1,024.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 153.08 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.96 GBPage File Space 2.12 GBPage File C:\pagefile.sys

oops, here is the correct Laptop info.OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name TOSHIBA-USERSystem Manufacturer TOSHIBASystem Model Satellite M65System Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1729 MhzBIOS Version/Date TOSHIBA V1.40, 9/30/2005SMBIOS Version 2.34Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"User Name Time Zone Pacific Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 512.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 46.77 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.96 GBPage File Space 1.20 GBPage File C:\pagefile.sys

Here is my laptop info. No exclaimation marks in devce manager also.Thanks.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name System Manufacturer BIOSTAR GroupSystem Model N61PC-M2SSystem Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 16 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2712 MhzBIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 9/3/2009SMBIOS Version 2.5Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"Time Zone Pacific Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 1,024.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 153.08 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.00 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.96 GBPage File Space 2.12 GBPage File C:\pagefile.sys

Toshiba says your M65 has: 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (v2.0)Biostar ways you have: 4 x USB 2.0 Port Do you see the word "Enhanced" in Device Manager when expanding the Universal Serial Bus controllers section.Do, or do not. There is no try.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

Both PC and laptop have the "Enhanced" USB controllers.PC - Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03F2&SUBSYS_34071565&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&11Laptop - Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_265C&SUBSYS_FF001179&REV_03\3&B1BFB68&0&EFI do see a box I could check to stop the USB messgae but I would like to fix this if I could.

I'm out of ideas.Googling your message text get some hits, but you can do that if you haven't already.Unless there is something about the device you are plugging in - try another device, is it just that particular device, try a third machine to see if the message follows the device...Do, or do not. There is no try.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

The only portable USB devices I take between any computers (work and home) is my PNY Attache' 1gig flash drive and a Rainbow SuperPro security program lock. Both devices show this message.