Epox 9NPA+ Ultra - USB2.0 Speed Problem...

[Asghar]

I upgraded from an Abit NF7-S to the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Motherboard last year and so far I have been unable to run USB2.0 at it's full speed. It seems to only run at the same speed as USB1.1.

I have a dual boot with Windows 2000 and Windows XP, both installed fresh after the upgrade and with all updates and Service Packs installed.
The only part of the Nvidia Nforce driver 6.70 I installed was the SMBus driver.

Is there a know problem with this motherboard? or am I missing something. I can't seem to find any information.

On the NF7-S a file transfer of 150MB took just a few seconds, now a 20MB file takes around 15 seconds.

Can anyone help. Thanks in advance.

 

[yogurt_21]

odd i've the same boar and i've never had a problem what bios are you using, and what are you transfering?

 

[trog100]

usb 2 is supposed to be 40 times faster than usb i.. what kind of usb device are u useing.. ??

trog

 

[Asghar]

Hi, Thanks for the replies.

I am using the 6/12/2005 bios. I am puzzled as to why it doesn't work at full speed.
I have tried the same USB2.0 Flash Drive as I used on the NF7-S and on that it was very fast.

 

[trog100]

u need to try the device in other sockets.. try another usb device see if that suffers the same low speeds.. make sure u arnt running thru a usb1 hub or something like that..

mobos have supported usb2 two for the last couple of years so it shouldnt be a bios problem.. a usb1 card reader or hub will still work with usb2 but at the slower speeds..

i cant think of anything else that might be causing the problem..

trog