USB problems

[Madcap]

Usually when I post a question here I remember the answer or somehow discover it a little after posting. But I have been trying this problem for over a week and can't get it figured out.

I have a subwoofer and speakers that are USB. After reformating my hard drive and fixing my many IRQ conlicts I can't get them to work.

They pop like usual when I boot up but the speaker management program says USB cable not connected. If I remove it and reboot windows detects it in there. Then I install the neccesary stuff and after I reboot it has an ! next to it in the list, I already mentioned what the management program says. I've tried plugging it in both USB ports, I've unplugged and replugged everything on the subwoofer many times.

I don't have any other hardware that uses USB so I can't test it but if it was the USB port then it shouldn't ahve detected it in the first place right?

I have an Altec Lansin 495 and windows 98SE, a turtle beach montegauo II sound card. It was working before.

Any ideas?

[Bleeding Edge]

From the fact that you're hanging out here, presuming your system is overclocked isn't a far off assumption on my part I take it.

If this is true, clock back the system to normal speeds. Uninstall any USB speaker management software in SafeMode and unplug the USB cable from the computer. Shutdown computer and turn the subwoofer power off too. If there is no power button on it, unplug the power cord from the wall socket/surge suppressor. Restart (not overclocked) and install the speaker management soft. Have the speaker power on and plug the USB cable into the computer.

Everything should work from this point. Restart the system and see if it everything stays that way.

From here, you may still be able to clock the system back up to a point just before the USB functions start to fail. Or if you want to continue overclocking at higher speeds, get different speakers or don't connect thru the USB port if it is an option.

...Or just don't bother with high overclocking.

-This assumes the USB ports on the board are working in the first place.

There are other things that may need to be done.

This should work tho'.

[Madcap]

Actually no. I have not overclocked my computer yet. I thought I'd wait until everything was working fine to try it. I tried overclocking once just for ****s and giggles but that was months ago and I brought it right back down afterwards.

[Bleeding Edge]

Go thru the process anyway. It should help.

If not, try removing the usb components in device manager and let it reinstall upon reboot.

[RayH]

Do you have any instructions that came with the speakers. As I recall, a friend had the same problem and we had to go into the control panel in multimedia and check something about digital devices, etc.

[Madcap]

I've already done the first suggestions several times. It didn't come with any instructions tho. It was originally a Dell machine but I ended up replacing pretty much everything in it. I tried asking Dell but they refused to help me since I ahd some parts that weren't from them and the tech said that was the problem. Which I think is BS. They didn't even try to help as soon as I said I replaced the hd he gave me a hard time about why i didn't get it thru them and said he can't help me cuz of the non Dell stuff