USB Question

[flambus]

My motherboard has a built in chipset for USB (VIA). I abandoned that and purchased a PCI controller with two usb ports because the VIA USB never worked so well. The PCI card works great.

My question is, does anybody know if I can use the PCI controller card and the onboard (built in) USB at the same time or will I have any conflicts?

Tanx.

 

[Mday]

you should not have any problems.

usb controllers have been very well behaved in sharing IRQs.

but then, you did say the VIA USB never worked too well... lol

 

[flambus]

thanks.

running win98se with a VIA chipset. I will try it. worst case, it doesn't work.

 

[cavingjan]

Which chipset are you running? I only had problems with the old MVP3 series.

 

[zsouthboy]

For the onboard USB, make sure you have "reserve IRQ for USB" on in the BIOS. That might solve that problem.

Other than that, it should work fine.

zs

 

[NeonFlak]

I have never had a problem with any via usb implementations. But then again nothing really goes in those usb ports except keyboard or mouse when I feel like it =)