Re: USB2 v/s USB in XP - help?

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:27:06 -0600

Use a program such as EVEREST from www.lavalys.com to
identify the exact make/model of the motherboard. Get the
mobo manual to determine any special requirements of the USB
built-in the mobo. You want to know if any of the ports are
shared.

Also, use the device manager to remove ALL USB ports and
hubs and then reboot. The system should identify all the
ports and the new card as "new" and install the best
drivers. With SP2 installed, you should then have USB 2.0.
BTW USB 1.1 is ten times faster than 1.0, USB 2.0 is 40
times faster than 1.1 (480 mbps). 

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"yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message 
news:ui7aYDp8EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| OS is XP SP2 fully up-to-date. Motherboard has USB 
on-board, 2 front, 2
| rear. Processor is Athlon 1.533Ghz, 760 mb RAM
|
| PROBLEM - just installed USB2 PCI card, which appears to 
work (adding 2 USB2
| ports to the rear). Also bought USB2 4 port hub, to allow 
flexible
| connectivity.
| Initially, rear ports on card worked, but connecting the 
hub to one of
| these, and a USB2 memory stick into the hub, resulted in 
the "this will work
| faster in USB2" message. Tried the MS download site for 
updated driver
| (zilch), but by some miracle, after two re-boots, system 
now appears to be
| working correctly (meaning - no more "this will work 
faster" message).
| Installation CD had text file saying MS SP1 had 
appropriate drivers - not to
| use the CD for XP.
|
| As a test, I copyied a 120mb file in both USB and USB2 
mode.  There's
| virtually no difference in the transfer time (about 3 
minutes). I thought
| the whole point of USB2 was that it was 10 times quicker. 
I now have 4 USB
| ports on the motherboard
|
| Am I missing something?  What should the transfer time be 
for 120mb in USB
| and USB2? Reason for the question is that I don't know 
whether USB2 is
| actually working (if so, why are USB ports apparently 
working at same
| speed?)
|
|

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