jump drive speed

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i have a lexmark jump drive, when I use it on my windows 2K machine R/W
access is reasonably fast; however, when I use the same removable drive
on my windows XP (home) computer, access to the drive is god aweful
slow. Can this be fixed ?
 
If the home computer is even a few years old it probably has USB 1.0. To
increase the transfer speed you will need USB 2.0. You can get a four port
USB card for about $20. Easy to install and worth the cost.

To verify your USB capabilities,
Right click on My Computer
Properties
Hardware Tab
Device Manager Button

At or near the bottom of the list double click
Universal Serial Bus Controllers
If you don't see the word enhanced in the list, you have USB 1.0
 
I would imagine you have a "Lexar" jump drive instead of the stated
"Lexmark". As another poster to this thread states, if your "reasonably
fast" computer has USB 2.0 and the other computer does not; there, very
likely is your answer to the access speed difference.
Gene K
 
Generaly I don't update drivers recommended by Windows -
however if I'm having difficulty with a device, then I
will check for updated drivers.

xfiler
 
(ProteanThread) said:
how can i update my usb drivers ? windows update has never told me to
update them.
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The Windows Update Site is not reliable when it comes to drivers. Visit the
Lexmark site and see if there are updated drivers available.
 
Yves said:
That should be "Lexar" and not "Lexmark".

What model of Lexar Jump Drive?
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sorr, should be lexar; its a 128 meg media drive w/secure feature.
 
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