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| Thread ID: 44160 | 2004-04-09 08:48:00 | should I? | Megaman (344) | Press F1 |
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| 228269 | 2004-04-09 08:48:00 | i'm considering taking out my floppy drive and putting it in the older computer in favour of a 3.5inch card reader. the question is, can my motherboard handle it, and how well will it perform? i'm considering getting the $39 DSE XH8165. it claims to have usb2.0 support, so does that mean it has a usb port, or connect by usb? i have a picture of my mobo- courtesy of fresh diagnose. sal.neoburn.net thanks :) |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 228270 | 2004-04-09 09:19:00 | The card reader needs a motherboard (or internal USB card?) to connect to. They actually need two USB 2 connections, one for the reader slots and one to pass through to the front USB socket. They need USB 2 to be able to give USB 2 performance. They do not create a USB 2 port, only utilise two of them. Probably would work but slower with USB 1.1 connection, but I cannot confirm that. However, they work very well, I have one in my second 3.5" bay You mobo info does not show if you have USB 2. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 228271 | 2004-04-09 09:28:00 | here is fresh diagnose's info on mobo ports sal.neoburn.net |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 228272 | 2004-04-09 10:46:00 | USB1. If the card reader works with USB1, it will be at USB1 speed. That goes for the front port as well. |
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