TheLostBoy
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I've got a few problems that I've determined, after spending a good deal of time looking around online, are due to a MOBO driver needing updated / reinstalled. I know NOTHING about how to go about this - tried once, and the DOS-like screen it brought me to terrified me into canceling it.
My problems are, whenever I try to plug in USB devices, Windows detects something is there but always fails to recognize the device, no matter which port or device is being used. I bought a USB card & plugged it in, and those work like they should.
Aside from that, it is much slower than I feel it should be. While I know just enough about computers to get around w/out getting myself into too much trouble, I don't know enough to say for sure how it should perform. For the record, my previous computer was about 15 yrs old w/ a 10gb hard drive & no technology newer than the computer itself installed aside from Windows XP. This is just a touch faster, but not much.
It also will not shut itself off after I choose "Shut Down". Windows will shut down and the monitor goes black, but I have to wait for this to finish & hit the power button to shut it down.
Does the MOBO driver sound like the source of my problems, or does anybody have any other suggestions? I don't know what details are needed to help, so sorry if this is excessive (or not enough):
Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
System Model
American Megatrends Inc. VIA694X/686A
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor (a)
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III (2 installed)
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Main Circuit Board (b)
Board: GIGABYTE 6VXD7 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 62710 07/19/2000
Drives
40.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
20.82 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
LITE-ON LTR-52246S [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-612 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
WDC WD400BB-00AUA1 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMA6R1990799, rev 18.20D18, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules (c,d)
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB
Slot '2' has 256 MB
Slot '3' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 40.02 GB 20.82 GB free
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Display
NVIDIA Vanta/Vanta LT (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
DELL M781p [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 957VU0AHH3XL, October 2000)
Bus Adapters
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller (3x)
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (2x)
Multimedia
Creative AudioPCI (ES1371,ES1373) (WDM)
Game Port for Creative
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Other Devices
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device (3x)
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
HID Keyboard Device
PC/AT PS/2 Keyboard (84-Key)
HID-compliant mouse
SmartCard Reader Driver (2x)
usb token Enumerator
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (6x)
I don't know if those of you more enlightened than me can tell from that or not, or if it even matters, but it is a Dual BIOS (no idea what that means, personally, but thought it might be relevant).
Thanks for looking and for any help you can give! If any other info is needed, please let me know!
My problems are, whenever I try to plug in USB devices, Windows detects something is there but always fails to recognize the device, no matter which port or device is being used. I bought a USB card & plugged it in, and those work like they should.
Aside from that, it is much slower than I feel it should be. While I know just enough about computers to get around w/out getting myself into too much trouble, I don't know enough to say for sure how it should perform. For the record, my previous computer was about 15 yrs old w/ a 10gb hard drive & no technology newer than the computer itself installed aside from Windows XP. This is just a touch faster, but not much.
It also will not shut itself off after I choose "Shut Down". Windows will shut down and the monitor goes black, but I have to wait for this to finish & hit the power button to shut it down.
Does the MOBO driver sound like the source of my problems, or does anybody have any other suggestions? I don't know what details are needed to help, so sorry if this is excessive (or not enough):
Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
System Model
American Megatrends Inc. VIA694X/686A
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor (a)
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III (2 installed)
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Main Circuit Board (b)
Board: GIGABYTE 6VXD7 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 62710 07/19/2000
Drives
40.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
20.82 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
LITE-ON LTR-52246S [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-612 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
WDC WD400BB-00AUA1 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMA6R1990799, rev 18.20D18, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules (c,d)
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB
Slot '2' has 256 MB
Slot '3' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 40.02 GB 20.82 GB free
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Display
NVIDIA Vanta/Vanta LT (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
DELL M781p [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 957VU0AHH3XL, October 2000)
Bus Adapters
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller (3x)
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (2x)
Multimedia
Creative AudioPCI (ES1371,ES1373) (WDM)
Game Port for Creative
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Other Devices
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device (3x)
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
HID Keyboard Device
PC/AT PS/2 Keyboard (84-Key)
HID-compliant mouse
SmartCard Reader Driver (2x)
usb token Enumerator
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (6x)
I don't know if those of you more enlightened than me can tell from that or not, or if it even matters, but it is a Dual BIOS (no idea what that means, personally, but thought it might be relevant).
Thanks for looking and for any help you can give! If any other info is needed, please let me know!