"Rock" <1***@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:4226da57$0$6166$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> The Laser external Hard drive now has another drive in it in case it was
> the problem but the same things is still happening.
>
> I plug it into another of 4 USB ports I have which are supposed to be
> USB2 according to the Asus P4533-E mobo book. The default is enabled and
> the jumpers look that way.
>
> The Bios only makes reference to USB 2 voltage which is set to Medium by
> default.
>
> There is nothing else attached to any of the ports.
>
> When it is found by XP Pro as new hardware it is listed in Device Mgr
>
> USB Root 2.O as working okay
> USB Mass Storage as okay
> USB Root Hub okay
> USB Root Hub okay
> USB Root Hub okay
>
> The out of nowhere I hear quite a few of the beep beeps of the 'Remove
> Hardware icon in the tray sounding like it is in then out. The first two
> listings then disappear in Dev mgr and it is showing a ? in the Explorer
> drive list.
>
> Power Management is off all these devices.
>
> Rescan for new devices in Dev mgr doesn't do anything.
>
> I turn the external drive off with no effect and then when I turn it on,
> the beep beep is there as is the Remove USB icon and then the
>
> Mass Storage Device as working okay and
> USB Root Hub as working okay. The USB 2 Root is not there.
>
> I also have got a message when it has beep beeped that a High Speed USB
> device is trying to attach itself to a Low Speed USB port. It suggest to
> try another port which I have done to get the same results.
>
> How can I test my USN mobo ports that they are actually USB 2 and what
> other things can I do to resolve this problem that is starting to get to
me.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Rock