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USB 2.0
Apr 1, 2007 17:29:30 GMT -6
Post by Cherub (a.k.a. Steve L.) on Apr 1, 2007 17:29:30 GMT -6
If my current USB ports are 1.1, can I upgrade short of getting a new mobo?
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Post by dilbert (a.k.a. Verl B.) on Apr 2, 2007 9:26:29 GMT -6
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USB 2.0
Apr 2, 2007 12:11:12 GMT -6
Post by Cherub (a.k.a. Steve L.) on Apr 2, 2007 12:11:12 GMT -6
Tell me more! Please!
I'm hoping that "yes" means I do NOT need a new motherboard. Please tell me what I need to do.
My bro-in-law gave me a beautiful Maxtor OneTouchIII external drive, but at the USB 1.1 speed of 55 MB per minute, it would take over 60 hours to back-up its 200 GB capacity.
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USB 2.0
Apr 3, 2007 12:09:17 GMT -6
Post by dilbert (a.k.a. Verl B.) on Apr 3, 2007 12:09:17 GMT -6
Tell me more! Please! I'm hoping that "yes" means I do NOT need a new motherboard. Please tell me what I need to do. My bro-in-law gave me a beautiful Maxtor OneTouchIII external drive, but at the USB 1.1 speed of 55 MB per minute, it would take over 60 hours to back-up its 200 GB capacity. Yes:-- assumes that you have a desktop computer with an open PCI slot. a usb 2.0 pci card will fit in that slot . Win98 will require loading of drivers from the accompanying CD ROM. later OS's will not. Thats the sketch. dilbert  |
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USB 2.0
Apr 5, 2007 14:57:03 GMT -6
Post by DennisE on Apr 5, 2007 14:57:03 GMT -6
How do i get on your brother in laws gift registry
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USB 2.0
Apr 5, 2007 23:44:53 GMT -6
Post by Cherub (a.k.a. Steve L.) on Apr 5, 2007 23:44:53 GMT -6
He's taken! The OneTouch seemed like it wrote about 1/2GB per minute. Everything is working -- 1.25GB DDR, USB 2.0, and external HDD -- even the digital camera unloads much faster.
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USB 2.0
Apr 7, 2007 10:55:50 GMT -6
Post by Derek L on Apr 7, 2007 10:55:50 GMT -6
Your Medion is already USB 2.0 compliant, as well as being backward compliant to USB 1.*
As such, you shouldn't have to do anything.
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USB 2.0
Apr 7, 2007 22:50:43 GMT -6
Post by Cherub (a.k.a. Steve L.) on Apr 7, 2007 22:50:43 GMT -6
I don't think it was. The external HDD ran at 1/10th speed before the PCI card, and I always got a 'this device can operate faster' message' when I plugged in a USB drive.
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USB 2.0
Apr 10, 2007 14:06:17 GMT -6
Post by dilbert (a.k.a. Verl B.) on Apr 10, 2007 14:06:17 GMT -6
Your Medion is already USB 2.0 compliant, as well as being backward compliant to USB 1.* As such, you shouldn't have to do anything. Means you CAN add on a board and that board will work. [glow=red,2,300] compliant[/glow]Does not mean it will do it without doing anything.   |
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USB 2.0
Apr 11, 2007 18:57:08 GMT -6
Post by Derek L on Apr 11, 2007 18:57:08 GMT -6
Here's my take on this.
Steve and I have the same machine - a Medion desktop running Windows XP.
Mine is USB 2.0 so I automatically assumed Steve's is as well.
Was this not a safe assumption?
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USB 2.0
Apr 11, 2007 19:31:54 GMT -6
Post by Derek L on Apr 11, 2007 19:31:54 GMT -6
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USB 2.0
Apr 13, 2007 12:35:34 GMT -6
Post by dilbert (a.k.a. Verl B.) on Apr 13, 2007 12:35:34 GMT -6
article say:
If your Device Manager shows an ENHANCED USB Host Controller, the system has High Speed USB (USB 2.0) capability.
Types of High Speed USB (USB 2.0) Host Controllers
Intel Enhanced
SiS Enhanced
VIA Enhanced
ALi Enhanced
Standard Enhanced
NEC Enhanced
The system shown has onboard Intel High Speed USB (USB 2.0) with an NEC High Speed USB (USB 2.0) PCI card installed.
The key word is ENHANCED. If you have an ENHANCED USB Host Controller then you have High Speed USB (USB 2.0)
All other types are USB v.1.1
The difference between v.1.0 and v.1.1 is explained here.
Jeff Roberts
USBMan
12/14/2005
Question would be can you both answer "yes" to the above.
Same Chips? same ENHANCED drivers in XP (assumed so).
If I missed something - let me apologize in advance....
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Yes 
