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Enabling USB 2.0 support

The Intel® Desktop Boards listed below are enabled to support USB 2.0 peripherals. The operating system must support USB 2.0 in order to achieve USB 2.0 performance. If your operating system does not support USB 2.0, your USB 2.0 peripheral will only operate at USB 1.1 (12Mbit) speeds.

USB 2.0 Supported Operating Systems

  • Microsoft* Windows* XP (all editions)
  • Microsoft* Windows* 2000 (be sure to have latest Service Pack installed)
  • Microsoft Windows 98SE
  • Microsoft Windows Me
To Enable USB 2.0:
  1. Reboot (or power on) system.
  2. Press "F2" during POST (Power-on Self Test) to enter system BIOS setup program.
  3. Select "ADVANCED" menu using arrow (left and right) keys.
  4. Select "USB Configuration" and press <enter>.
  5. Enable "High-speed USB".
  6. Press "F10" to Save & Exit BIOS setup program. ( Hi-Speed USB 2.0 controllers are now enabled and your operating system should detect New Hardware during the next normal boot cycle.
  7. Cancel "New Hardware Found".

For additional BIOS Setup program configuration information, be sure to refer to the Technical Product Specification for your Intel Desktop Board.

If you do not have an operating system that supports USB 2.0, the recommendation is to disable the feature in the System BIOS Setup program.

This applies to:
Intel® Desktop Board D845EBG2
Intel® Desktop Board D845EBT
Intel® Desktop Board D845EPI
Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2
Intel® Desktop Board D845GBV
Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2
Intel® Desktop Board D845GERG2
Intel® Desktop Board D845GLAD
Intel® Desktop Board D845GLLY
Intel® Desktop Board D845GLVA
Intel® Desktop Board D845GRG
Intel® Desktop Board D845GVAD2
Intel® Desktop Board D845GVFN
Intel® Desktop Board D845GVSR
Intel® Desktop Board D845HV
Intel® Desktop Board D845PEBT2
Intel® Desktop Board D845PEMY
Intel® Desktop Board D845PESV
Intel® Desktop Board D845PT
Intel® Desktop Board D845WN
Intel® Desktop Board D848PMB
Intel® Desktop Board D850EMD2
Intel® Desktop Board D850EMV2
Intel® Desktop Board D850GB
Intel® Desktop Board D850MD
Intel® Desktop Board D850MV
Intel® Desktop Board D865GBF
Intel® Desktop Board D865GLC
Intel® Desktop Board D865GRH
Intel® Desktop Board D865GVHZ
Intel® Desktop Board D865PCD
Intel® Desktop Board D865PERL
Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ
Intel® Desktop Board D910GLDW
Intel® Desktop Board D915GAG
Intel® Desktop Board D915GAV
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL



Solution ID: CS-009024
Date Created: 01-Feb-2004
Last Modified: 16-Nov-2009
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