FreeLists / access-uk / [access-uk] Re: USB Ports

[Douglas Harrison <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, George- I rather thought that I was "clutching at straws"!  It's a
pity that the shop that did the upgrade did not tell me that the new
mother board would support USB and fit at least one port.  They were only
supposed to replace the HD and graphics card but told me when the machine
was returned that they had to replace the Mother Board too!  

Douglas

On 1 Jun 2006 at 17:55, George Bell wrote:

> Hi Douglas,
> 
> It sounds highly likely.
> 
> George. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas
> Harrison
> Sent: 01 June 2006 17:40
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] USB Ports
> 
> 
> 
> I have a rather elderly desktop machine In which (perhaps
> unwisely) I had a new HD, mother board and graphics card
> fitted around 18 months  
> ago.   I am considering scrapping it although it is still
> useful as a 
> second system but the lack of USB ports is a great handicap.
> 
> 
> I cannot locate anything which feels like a USB socket on
> the rear of the tower, but was surprised to notice in the
> Billarch Adviser summary the following two lines 
> 
> VIA Tech 3038 PCI to Universal Host Controller
> 
> and
> 
> USB Root Hub
> 
> 
> I have since found the same items in Device Manager.
> 
> Could this mean that the new mother board had USB capability
> but no 
> actual USB outlets were fitted?              
> 
> Sorry for my ignorance, but my knowledge of hardware matters
> is even more deficient than in the software field!
> 
> 
> Douglas
> 

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Douglas Harrison

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