ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- Two problems

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Posted: 10/2/2010 3:07:00 PM

Hi Everybody,

MOBO M2A-VM BIOS: 0402
CPU: Athlon 64 X2 5400+ RAM: Crucial DDR2-800 (2x2GB - 4GB Total)
HDD: WD2500JS (Western Digital 250GB SATA-3) OS: Win XP home (32 bit)

I recommend first updating to the current BIOS (5001) - then reinstalling XP. Per Asus, Do not use EZ-Flash to flash BIOS if your BIOS version is prior to 0701.

USB Problem: Whenever I plug in a USB Device into any USB Port, I get a message that the device will run faster if pluged into a High-Speed USB Port and directs me to a list of USB Ports, stating that the HS USB ports will be listed in a Bold Font. None of the USB Ports show up in Bold lettering and a statment above the list states that the computer has no HS USB ports.

This generally means one has plugged a USB 2.0 device in a USB 1.1 or 1.0 port. I do not know if this is an XP issue. Did you install the AMD Chipset Driver Program for Windows XP (2008/01/18)? Have you run Windows Update yet?

In BIOS Setup, go to Advanced, then USB Configuration. I have all 3 entries set to: Enabled

SATA Problem: The SATA 3 drive listed above is working normally, but I want to add a second (or more) SATA drive and the drives I'm trying to add aren't showing up in Windows (My Computer or Drive Manager - etc), but they show up in the BIOS setup screens. So far I've tried a 1TB SATA6 and a 500GB SATA3 that both pass DOS based Diagnostis and work on other computers.

On my M2A-VM, I have
SATA1 = 250 GB (running Windows 7 64-bit)
SATA2 = 1 TB
SATA3 = 750 GB
SATA4 = 750 GB

My SATA controller in the BIOS Setup is set to IDE mode.

FYI (this should affect anything you're doing) Check each drive to make sure that the transfer rate is set to 3.0GB. Older drives have a jumper to switch it from 1.5GB (SATA I) to 3GB (SATA II). Newer drives don't use a jumper. Check the label on the drives for jumper settings or go to the drive manufacturer's website. If nothing else, you'll get a better data rate.

A little background on this computer. I bought it as a back-up for a home desktop that was getting a bit long in the tooth and left it in the box until the computer I was using failed. Everything went fine until the new system crashed (Wiped out OS - would load, but not completely) while loading up the programs I use. The new computer had XP loaded, but came with a VISTA upgrade, so I did a fresh load of XP from an unused OEM disk. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks, John