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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

by Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
July 2003
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
874 pages
38h 13m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Viewing USB HCI Properties Under Windows 9X

From the Device Manager, double-clicking the Host Controller Interface item displays the Properties dialog for the HCI, shown in Figure 24-5. This dialog includes detailed HCI information that may be useful in troubleshooting USB problems and resolving conflicts.

The Windows 9X HCI Properties dialog displaying detailed HCI information

Figure 24-5. The Windows 9X HCI Properties dialog displaying detailed HCI information

The HCI Properties dialog includes the following pages:

General page

The General page displays summary information about the HCI type, manufacturer, and version. It also includes the Device status pane, which indicates when the HCI is working properly and may indicate the cause when the HCI is not working properly. You can also use the General page to disable the device in one or more hardware profiles.

Advanced page

The Advanced page includes the Disable USB error detection checkbox, which sounds like a dangerous thing to do. In fact, disabling USB error detection is sometimes necessary if USB is to run properly. If you are not experiencing USB conflicts or problems, leave USB error detection enabled. Otherwise, try disabling it. This page also includes the Bandwidth Usage button. Clicking that button displays the percentage of the available bandwidth consumed by each device connected to the port. This can be useful information when you troubleshoot USB problems because some USB devices, particularly ...

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