Re: WinXP does not work with USB2

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From: harris (harris_m_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: 17 Feb 2004 00:46:27 -0800

Thank you for the reply. I found PCMCIA USB2.0 card from
pricewatch.com.

Compaq Presario seris does NOT come up with USB 2.0 They do
not say it anywhere in specification- which version USB they
got untill I dig enough in the manual.

Thank you all for answering my question.
Harris M.

"Cerridwen" <cerridwen@celticnet.com> wrote in message news:<c096vs$aqn$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> harris wrote:
> > I am using Compaq Presario 900 which has USB hub using Ali chip.
> > When I plug USB hard drive into the USB, it always warns me -
> >
> > USB Host working with "USB 1" with mass storage device using "USB 2"
> >
> > As a result my hard drive access is very slow compared to "USB 2".
> >
> > Any idea how to update USB Host controller to work with "USB 2" ?
> > Thank you,
> > Harris
>
> You cannot upgrade USB1 ports to USB 2 simply by upgrading a driver. The
> Presario 900 series are laptops (and are too old to have come with USB 2
> ports as standard) so, unless there is some kind of PCMCIA USB2 card that
> will allow you to use a USB2 device, then the answer is simply "you cannot".
>
> Always check for compatibility between system and component before purchase.

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