XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On 7/11/2022 8:43 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > I'm running Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3), and my computer   
   > is frequently losing contact with USB storage devices.   
   >   
   > Keyboard and mouse work OK in the same slot, but if I plug in a USB   
   > flash drive or external hard drive, or even a printer it often doesn\t   
   > work, and reports that the storage device is not found, or that the   
   > printer is offline.   
   >   
   > Is there any way of remedying this, short of getting a new   
   > motherboard?   
      
   The motherboard may have expansion slots.   
      
   You can get various kinds of plugin cards, to   
   take the place of blown motherboard ports.   
      
   On WinXP, a plugin USB2 card needs no driver.   
   There are class drivers for USB2.   
      
   For USB3, I would recommend a card with a   
   NEC/Renesas chip on it, as it's one of the few   
   to have WinXP drivers. The XHCI driver must be   
   on the CD in the box, for a USB3 to work there.   
   Some Asmedia products, may mention Win7 minimum.   
      
       Paul   
      
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