Odd USB problem with A7A266

Hello everyone, I have been experiencing a very unusual problem with the USB devices on my computer. First of all I should mention that I use a A7A266 asus mobo with the alimagik 1 chipset in my rig.

Let me describe the problem I run into. Whenever I am in windows (98se) I can use my USB devices without a single problem (cordless mouse and gravis gamepad). The mouse works great and the calibrating tests show that the gamepad is working properly. The thing is, when I load up a game (i.e Lord of Destruction) the mouse works perfectly for a short period of time (I never get into the game, only in the menus) and then stops responding completely. When I exit the game and return to the windows desktop, my mouse still refuses to respond. The only way I can get the device working again is by rebooting my computer.

I have installed the windows update patch for USB devices to no avail, I also checked out Acer Techs site for drivers (and also to check if this was a known issue) but found nothing that helped me fix this problem.

What do you guys think? Do I simply have a faulty mobo or is it a software/driver problem? Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading

I don't have a specific recommendation, but try www.usbman.com . Lots of good advice, solutions there.

i had a the same problem with any d3d , it was eitehr the video card drivers or something

but goign to xp fixed it pluss gave me more proformance

Put your mouse on the PS/2 port, and see if it still does it.

Thanks a lot Repo !

After a few long hours of searching I found what was wrong on the USBMAN site. I had to add a Dword in the registry to enable ACPI (or something like that).

Ahh, the devices are finally working correctly.

Thanks again !!!

Glad you got it! That site has been a great help to me. I'd actually send him a donation if I weren't unemployed right now!