Asus AN8-E freeze with USB device

Genoma · 30 Apr 2006 at 11:23

Recently added a USB webcam to my machine. It will freeze at boot if the webcam is plugged in, just after windows switches resolution. I found 1 post with people with problems with an AN8-E and USB devices that are always on.

If I disconnect the webcam, machine boots fine. I can reconnect it after boot and it work too.

Anyone else had a problem?

Joe42 · 30 Apr 2006 at 16:07

I have the same problem with a pda.
I've also found that windows setup will sometimes crash if usb devices are plugged in. I think its caused by auto detecting.
Try getting your camera software not to start untill windows has been running for a few seconds rather than trying to auto-detect the camera as soon as the usb drivers have been loaded because that crashes it.

Genoma · 2 May 2006 at 01:00

Well this took an O/S re-install but it's sorted. There is a number of options of why this was causing trouble:

1. After OS reinstall, I may have booted the PC with the camera plugged in before I installed the drivers.
2. I didn't go anywhere near the nForce SATA storage drivers, which are reported to cause trouble with USB bits. (Cause me trouble full stop with long boots etc so I never install them now).
3. I just got the right order of drivers installed this time (sound, graphics then camera.

I think the main problem was '1' though.

No problems booting with it plugged in now (fingers crossed).

james32 · 2 May 2006 at 01:34

i had the same problem when i built one of these boards up for a friend,
i always use my microsoft wireless to install and fix pcs but this board it would never work right, something to do with irqs thats the only option i could come to

glad the board wasnt mine, and the friend had to use ps2

Genoma · 2 May 2006 at 12:44

I'll be honest, once setup correctly it works nicely, but I had to learn a lot to get it right to setup this Asus mobo. BIOS reflash, Some ASUS applications don't work or don't install, can't use the nForce SATA drivers and now the USB issue. Although it is fine now, I would shy away from ASUS in the future on the basis of this experience.