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| Thread ID: 126302 | 2012-08-19 16:27:00 | USB ports and their mysteries | Sapperbro (6562) | Press F1 |
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| 1295535 | 2012-08-25 04:39:00 | Thanks Chilling Silence, glad you weren't so silent. I have a note come up when I insert a USB 2 type pen drive into the USB 1 port that says, "Can boost the speed by applying a Hi Speed Host Controller". Is that the same as installing a new card, or is there a software fix? | Sapperbro (6562) | ||
| 1295536 | 2012-08-25 06:42:00 | You need a USB 2.0 card. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1295537 | 2012-08-25 10:09:00 | Yeah sometimes just plugging it in to the back port of a PC is enough to fix that too :) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1295538 | 2012-08-25 12:00:00 | To elucidate and get to the nub of my request, I have just resurrected a PIII with a boost in Ram and Hard Drive capacity (second drive for data storage). Running XP. What is required to boost to USB 2? Might be more worth it to just pick up a second hand computer on a auction for maybe $40-65. That would have USB 2.0, as well as a 2.0 or a 3.0 Ghz single or dual core CPU, and a larger hard drive. You can continue to use your present keyboard, mouse and screen. Yep USB 1.1 is the same size as 2.0. We have a old laptop that we used regularly until a couple of weeks ago. As in real life application. If I was downloading photo's, USB1.1 may take 30mins, USB 2.0 takes maybe 5mins. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1295539 | 2012-08-25 12:19:00 | You can buy a PCI USB2.0 card for around $30 from somewhere like PBTech. Probably worth more than the computer tbh, you could probably find a pc with usb 2.0 for $30. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1295540 | 2012-08-25 12:39:00 | To clear a few things up from all this useful information others have given the USB standard has gone through several revisions, starting at 1 and ending at the current 3. The higher the version the faster the speed (as well as a few other improvements gained from newer hardware). USB is an item of hardware, software will not change anything (unless you need updated drivers) The good thing is USB is backwards compatible meaning old hardware will work with new ports but at a reduced speed. Think of it as a road, you can only go as fast as the speed limit. You can increase the speed limit by getting a newer USB controller in the form of a PCI card. USB 2.0 is the best choice. on the "PC" side all USB connectors are the same, on the other end you can get all sorts of connectors. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1295541 | 2012-08-26 10:26:00 | Thank you all for your input, I now have a better understanding of the mystery. A new card may be the answer, but a computer with the ports in the front is a tempting thought. The nub of the discussion was "it is a hardware fix not a software fix". That was the answer to my original query. Cheers and beers | Sapperbro (6562) | ||
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