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TonyMan
08-16-2002, 09:25 PM
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Maybe a dumb question, but, I am adding a USB 2.0 PCI card to a system. Do I need to have USB enabled in the BIOS? My mind says no if I don't want to use the ports on the motherboard.

Thanks
AllGamer
08-16-2002, 09:27 PM
Correct
make sure to dissable the onboard ones from the BIOS
BipolarBill
08-16-2002, 11:27 PM
Um - no. Do not disable onboard USB or the new card may not work. Besides, why waste two perfectly good ports?
Ape0r
08-16-2002, 11:44 PM
You don't need to worry about your BIOS. The USB ports on the PCI card are completely independant of the motherboard's USB ports.
TonyMan
08-17-2002, 12:03 AM
Thanks, i was doing some troubleshooting & went ahaed & disabled the on board USB & yep, the PCI board still works.
BipolarBill
08-17-2002, 12:43 AM
I would ask why you want to disable them. They use the same IRQ as one of the USB 2.0 card will. There's no harm in leaving them enabled.