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Post by merchant42 on Apr 27, 2009 14:43:26 GMT
Had to reinstall O/S (XP Home) and when shutting down before the PC would power down everything
For some reason now it stops at "It is now safe to switch off PC"
My brother had figured out how to do this but he cant remember how he did it !
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Grant
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Post by donski1 on Apr 27, 2009 14:53:32 GMT
Seen this occur once before ~ to be honest I thought it had gone away with Windows 95. Anyhow, have a read at the page I'm giving the link to? support.microsoft.com/kb/810903D1 |
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 27, 2009 16:46:06 GMT
Thanks very much that did the trick !
I had not enabled the Advanced Power Management
How are you on USB 2 ports?
changed towers in my other tower had a usb 2 in it was reading my external HD and my Dongle
Changed the USB 2 over to this tower and it wont pick up either the Dongle or the HD which is really strange as it is picking up my usb mouse !
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Post by ken on Apr 27, 2009 18:27:27 GMT
You may need to enable USB2 support in the BIOS. The mouse is probably USB and only the other devices need USB2. If you have connected some of the USB ports to a header on the motherboard; make sure its connected to a blue header and not a red one, which is firewire. Apart from the colour they look the same but they are not.
KC
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 27, 2009 19:08:30 GMT
Been into the Bios and there is nothing there the only thing mentioned is a Legacy USB which was disabled so i enabled it no luck.
As to where its connected my brother put it in for me but i will mention about it being blue to him though he has tried it in 3 different slots and all the same result
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Post by mikkh on Apr 27, 2009 19:39:01 GMT
If it's a PCI add in card, it may need drivers - what's the name on the card?
Does device manager list 'enhanced' in the USB section?
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 27, 2009 20:38:59 GMT
Yes it is a pci add in card have right clicked on all of them and its telling me that they all have the latest drivers.
Its a *Via USB Enhanced Host Controller*
PC Line 5 Port usb 2
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 7:31:51 GMT
Some USB2 PCI cards have a power connector, the same as a floppy drive. Check to see if its connected if it has.
KC
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Post by donski1 on Apr 28, 2009 7:48:24 GMT
Once you've checked the power to the card, we'll take a slightly "side-ways" step.
Make sure your speakers are on, and set the volume to highest.
THEN
Move your mouse to a different USB port. What sounds do you hear?
NOW plug your dongle into where you took the mouse FROM. Again, what sounds do you hear?
Should be some dings and dongs going on ...
D1
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 7:55:50 GMT
Now you will be Dongski1.
KC
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Post by donski1 on Apr 28, 2009 8:17:47 GMT
Shall we just allow this thread to remain "on-topic", please?
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 8:24:23 GMT
I thought we were. Not a lot to do, until we hear the state of play from the other end.
KC
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 28, 2009 15:50:27 GMT
Tried Don's suggestion and all i managed to do was blow 2 fuses on the power cable !
there does not seem to be a power connector to the PCI card it just slots into the board.
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 16:16:54 GMT
It makes me wonder exactly what you have got there, if swapping USB cables starts blowing fuses on the mains power. Remind me not to let your brother anywhere near a computer of mine. Thats OK about not having a power connector on the PCI card, it was just worth a look in case.
If its blowing fuses, there is a major fault with the PSU. I would get that changed, before I worried about anything else. Mains power can kill ya much quicker than not having USB2.
KC
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 16:20:48 GMT
How big is the PSU?? If it's less than 400 watts, it should have been thrown away years ago.
KC
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 28, 2009 17:07:18 GMT
No idea how big the psu is or how to find out
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Post by ken on Apr 28, 2009 18:01:26 GMT
The wattage is written on the side of the PSU. Make sure that thing is turned off at the wall before going near it. Leave the plug in the wall, so it is grounded. Theres a capacitor in them PSUs, that can give you a nasty belt. I'm sure there is something seriously wrong there, I've never blown a fuse with computer in my life and I'm an expert at blowing fuses.
KC
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 28, 2009 19:51:01 GMT
Thanks for the input im not comfortable with removing the tower casing (thats what my brothers for !" he is at work at the moment but when he comes in i will ask him to find out what the PSU is
I have a chance of getting another tower so that may solve it
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 29, 2009 13:24:26 GMT
PSU seems fine think i will just keep running the hd and dongle off usb 1 for now and see if the tower comes my way
Once again thanks for all the replies as always people on this site are the best !
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Post by donski1 on Apr 29, 2009 16:14:49 GMT
Just twigged on what you meant about it blowing fuses "in the power cable". This is a problem bigger than just USB/USB2. Maybe something slightly loose within the PSU, but there's something either shorting or (unlikely) sucking too much power. The fuse blows as a safe way of stopping the whole thing cooking off.
As Ken says earlier, "If its blowing fuses, there is a major fault with the PSU. I would get that changed, before I worried about anything else. Mains power can kill ya much quicker than not having USB2."
5 volts may light your eyes, but 240 will fry you. See about having the PSU sorted, and no delaying it.
D1
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Post by merchant42 on Apr 30, 2009 3:08:04 GMT
New PSU now installed and runnning but that has not cured the problem still not reading the HD or Dongle.
Hoping that the new tower will make the difference
Could it actually be a faulty usb card ? but it was working perfectly in the other tower !
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Post by donski1 on Apr 30, 2009 4:18:04 GMT
Swap it and see, else we'll never know!
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Post by mikkh on Apr 30, 2009 8:06:04 GMT
If you've been blowing fuses, there's a good chance something else has gone too - like the USB card
It may have been working before, but being subjected to faulty power has probably killed it.
A new one is about a fiver, so I wouldn't even bother testing it in another machine in case it damages that too - just bin it
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Post by merchant42 on May 2, 2009 15:19:07 GMT
Thanks Mikkh, never thought of that so i will try that
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Post by merchant42 on May 3, 2009 15:38:46 GMT
Well went and got another USB Card installed it and ...........
now i have 10 USB ports !
Still got the same problem so i dont think its the Usb Cards !.....lol
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Post by merchant42 on May 10, 2009 20:05:51 GMT
Quick Update got myself a new tower its faster but still to put the USB 2 cards in
fingers crossed that it works
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Post by merchant42 on May 11, 2009 5:29:03 GMT
Well sucess! it seems to have worked
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Post by merchant42 on May 11, 2009 15:59:06 GMT
Spoke too soon however because my brothers Ext HDD worked on the USB 2 ports i figured that my HDD had to faulty which turns out it was as I took it back to the shop and got a new one this one works properly.
Specs of Tower I got Yesterday
PC Wizard 2008 Version 1.84
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User: Administrator
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
Report Date: Monday 11 May 2009 at 16:50
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<<< System Summary >>>
> Manufacturer : TIME
> Mainboard : Gigabyte 7VKMLS
> Chipset : VIA P4M266/KM266 (VT8375)
> Processor : AMD Athlon XP @ 1800 MHz
> Physical Memory : 512 MB (2 x 256 SDRAM )
> Video Card : S3 Inc 86C420 ProSavage DDR
> Hard Disk : Maxtor (41 GB)
> Hard Disk : TOSHIBA (500 GB)
> CD-Rom Drive : HUAWEI Mass Storage USB Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : JLMS DVD-ROM LTD-166S
> CD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8480B
> Monitor Type : ProView Technology - 17 inches
> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (April 2006)
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***** End of report *****
I dont think thats too bad also came with Office 2003 and a few other progs Paintshop pro, Nero 6,Cyberlink Power DVD.
All for £35.00
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Post by ken on May 12, 2009 23:50:39 GMT
Your physical memory isn't very physical and 2 x 1 Gb would be better, although I dont know how much the motherboard will take. You would need to look that up, before upgrading it. It wont break any speed records, but the price was OK.
KC
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Post by merchant42 on May 14, 2009 20:41:22 GMT
Thanks for the info Ken but considering that on the last tower I only had 193 mb !
512 will do me niceley for now
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