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Installing a USB Card
I recently bought a Via Tech USB card. The directions state when the hardware is detected it should be a "Via VT83C572 to VT82C586 PCI/USB Universal Host controller". However, the system says it is a Via Tech 3038 PCI/USB Universal Host controller". I do not know if that makes a difference or not. (I think it should). Then when I plug either USB device into it, the device installs as an Unknown Device with no drivers installed. I would appreciate any help in getting these devices
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OK. I know it is not alot but I do not have a lot of points. I figured out how to get a few more so I am increasing it to 150. That takes up just about all my available. Somebody please help, and at this point no I do not want to return the thing.
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OK. I know it is not alot but I do not have a lot of points. I figured out how to get a few more so I am increasing it to 150. That takes up just about all my available. Somebody please help, and at this point no I do not want to return the thing.
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That's the thing. There was no software that came with the card. the directions state Win98 should identify it properly, which it doesn't. So I am trying to find how I can get and force the right driver for it. I can't find it on the Win98 CD but I am sure it is there, if not where can I get the right driver?
Try downloading this driver and see if it helps:
http://www.viatech.com/drivers/usbf107.exe
http://www.viatech.com/drivers/usbf107.exe
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Thanks but I tried that driver last night. I can still not choose anything but the Standard or VT3038 ..... when I know it is a Via VT83c572 ....
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read this article from MicroSoft it sums it all up
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q233/1/63.ASP
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q233/1/63.ASP
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Adjusted points to 150
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I just got back from the store. I tried just about everything and it seems this was the only thing left to do. So, this answer gets the points. Not the optimal but ... I learned something. Via Technologies products are not worthy of my business. I will never ever buy anything with their name on it. Their customer service is terrible as well. I contacted them twice during this and I still have not heard back from them. Have a great day.
Some more info from you that might help, does your motherboard have usb support built in and might it be a via tech pc82c371 and is it turned off in the mother board bios?
My matsonic ms-5120 motherboard (ver 5.0 mfg late 97) has a vx pro pc82c371 chip which supports usb and ultra dma 33. On the control pannel the pci to usb device is called out as a via tech 3038. The software I loaded which came from the Hawkingtech.com sight is for a u-300 camera system actually mfg by omni vision tech, and has a 511 usb controller chip inside along with a 100 Mhz eprom. The 640x480 pixel sensor sensor appears to be a 7610 (omni vision tech has data sheets on these parts). The usb pci-usb controller got loaded by win98 2nd edition! I suspect that:
1)Win98 may see the motherboard chipset or,
2) Drivers for the VT83C572 to VT82C586 PCI/USB Universal Host controller are the same as for 3038 (at least the usb part, these chips do perform multiple functions.)
I have tried this camera on 3 computer systems:
A) Matsonic ms-5120, with pc82c371 chipset, the camera works, but usb chip does not report bandwidth properly and the camera has a very low capture frame rate (8 fps at smallest size 160x120) I am using a 233Mhz amd K6-2 with mmx but no 3d. Norton anti viras is set to scan all files and this system responds somewhat slow.
B) A dual pentium pro system from IBM, all kinds of problems, couldn't get camera to work, would actually crash win2000 professional (got uc-300 drivers directly from microsoft update site!)
C) an amptron pm-9100 with a 300Mhz amd k6-2 mmx but no 3D, Had problems with unknown usb device. Camera would not work. I have some hope tha when I re-visit that machine I'll have better luck, that machine also uses the atx form card you mentioned doesn't work on your machine.
Does any of this help? I don't know but at least you arn't alone in having usb and win98 2nd edition problems. I'd like to hear what you'r final solution was ! {:<) Rich
My matsonic ms-5120 motherboard (ver 5.0 mfg late 97) has a vx pro pc82c371 chip which supports usb and ultra dma 33. On the control pannel the pci to usb device is called out as a via tech 3038. The software I loaded which came from the Hawkingtech.com sight is for a u-300 camera system actually mfg by omni vision tech, and has a 511 usb controller chip inside along with a 100 Mhz eprom. The 640x480 pixel sensor sensor appears to be a 7610 (omni vision tech has data sheets on these parts). The usb pci-usb controller got loaded by win98 2nd edition! I suspect that:
1)Win98 may see the motherboard chipset or,
2) Drivers for the VT83C572 to VT82C586 PCI/USB Universal Host controller are the same as for 3038 (at least the usb part, these chips do perform multiple functions.)
I have tried this camera on 3 computer systems:
A) Matsonic ms-5120, with pc82c371 chipset, the camera works, but usb chip does not report bandwidth properly and the camera has a very low capture frame rate (8 fps at smallest size 160x120) I am using a 233Mhz amd K6-2 with mmx but no 3d. Norton anti viras is set to scan all files and this system responds somewhat slow.
B) A dual pentium pro system from IBM, all kinds of problems, couldn't get camera to work, would actually crash win2000 professional (got uc-300 drivers directly from microsoft update site!)
C) an amptron pm-9100 with a 300Mhz amd k6-2 mmx but no 3D, Had problems with unknown usb device. Camera would not work. I have some hope tha when I re-visit that machine I'll have better luck, that machine also uses the atx form card you mentioned doesn't work on your machine.
Does any of this help? I don't know but at least you arn't alone in having usb and win98 2nd edition problems. I'd like to hear what you'r final solution was ! {:<) Rich
Also most USB devices will show up as unknown until you have installed the drivers for that device, are you installing a driver? Some USB devices also requires a sofeware program to be installed before the device is found and ID'ed