I have an old PC with a PCChips M537 board. There is a design error in the VIA chip set (rather, the chips were defined before the final USB 1 revision and don’t work: posted on many bulletin boards). There is no apparent USB support (ie no references to USB) in my 1997 vintage Award Bios. Looked everywhere and cannot see a bios upgrade for this board. I bought a Lucent PCI USB card, which is recognized by Win98SE that I’m running, but the computer just hangs when I plug-in a USB device (or when I try and load some USB device drivers).
Any suggestions?
Is USB BIOS support mandatory even when using a PCI-USB card?
USB Problem, probaly my ancient Bios??
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John Morse
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USB problem continued...
No, I've tried my Lucent PCI-USB card with an Olitec ADSL modem, a Dexxa webcam, and a Sony Datavault USB disk. The root hub properties panel in Win98 says 500mA/port. I'm sure this isn't a power issue.
The usb share IRQ11 with PCI steering (whatever that is).
Are you SURE these device drivers don't call some non existant BIOS support??
No, I've tried my Lucent PCI-USB card with an Olitec ADSL modem, a Dexxa webcam, and a Sony Datavault USB disk. The root hub properties panel in Win98 says 500mA/port. I'm sure this isn't a power issue.
The usb share IRQ11 with PCI steering (whatever that is).
Are you SURE these device drivers don't call some non existant BIOS support??
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What's your OS ?
VIA 4in1 drivers installed ?> www.viaarena.com > use 4.43 or older
Have you tried a different PCI-Slot ?
Recent Bios for your M537 installed ? > might help or not
VIA 4in1 drivers installed ?> www.viaarena.com > use 4.43 or older
Have you tried a different PCI-Slot ?
Recent Bios for your M537 installed ? > might help or not