I looked back in the archives to see which operating system you were using
and didn't find it in previous posts.  I have USB installed and enabled on
a Win 95b machine. It will recognize only some USB devices when attached. I
get more failures than successes with 95b.  I hope that you are using
Windows 98 as your operating system.

Doug

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>"I am curious why you were told the USB controller could not share an
>IRQ..."
>
>I just came across that bit of information on www.usb.com (I think. I've
>searched so many sites trying to solve this).
><snip>
>I called Dell and was told the system is USB compatable, just need the card.
>I ran a test from a site (usbready, I think) that also said my system is USB
>compatable. Windows recognized the card, loaded all the drivers, and
>displays no conflicts in Device Manager. BUT, nothing happens when I plug in
>a USB device. I've tried a printer, a joystick and a USB hub. The hub has an
>indicator light that, according to the manual, says there is an overcurrent.
><snip>
>Dell says the card appears to be working because there are no conflicts. The
>USB company says to get a new card because it SHOULD be working. This is the
>second card, different maker, that I have tried with the same results.
>Kevin Weaver

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