I recently installed a USB 2.0 front bay hub and connected it to a USB 2.0 pin header on the mother board (MSI KT3 Ultra2). When I plug a High-Speed USB 2.0 flash drive into one of the connectors on the front bay hub, a notice on the screen suggests that I connect the device to a High Speed USB 2.0 Port and then offers a list of 6 available unused ports under the Enhanced Host Controller (USB 2.0) heading. When I look at Device Manager, it shows that the flash drive appears on a universal port. If I move the flash drive to one of the original USB connectors on the back of the PC, the flash drive appears on one of the 6 ports under the Enhanced Host Controller, yet when a USB 1.1 device is plugged into the same connector on the back, the device shows up on a universal port. While doing some research, I came across a FAQ [URL]http://www.everythingusb.com/usb2/faq.htm[/URL] , which states; "The USB controller routes signals to the correct controller chip depending on how a device is recognized. Where a device is physically plugged in has no bearing on how it is routed. All ports on a USB 2.0 motherboard can host any USB devices at all as long as the system and devices are healthy." This statement seems to agree with what happens when a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 device is plugged into the original rear connectors (they are "routed" to the appropriate "port"). My problem, then, is that although the flash drive is correctly recognized as a USB 2.0 device, why isn't it just routed to one of the available USB 2.0 ports (according to the notice on the screen) like it is when plugged into one of the rear connectors. Incidentally, the PC is running Windows XP SP2. Any ideas? John