USB 2.0

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Hello
I have bought a MP3 player which requires USB 2.0 for transfering files.
How do you recognize that your USB ports are 1.0 or 2.0? My computer does
not seem to have USB 2.0 capabilities (that is what a warning message said)
.. Is this a hardware issue or a software one? In other word can I get a
file on the net which coud give my USB ports a 2.0 status (whatever that
means) or should I bring my MP3 player back to Best Buy and buy a new one
with a USB 1 standard? I have Windows XP home on a Pentium 4 bought 2
years ago with 512 megs of RAM and a 80G HD. Thanks for your help

J-Louis
 
If the ports on your PC are not USB 2.0 ports, you will have to install a
card in a vacant PCI slot. Check the documentation that came with your PC
to see if the USB ports are version 1.0 or 2.0. You could also search the
website of your machines' maker to see if they have any information. As a
last resort, call the technical support line for your PC or send them an
email with the model and serial number. They should be able to tell you if
you have USB 2.0 ports.
 
jlbelard said:
Hello
I have bought a MP3 player which requires USB 2.0 for transfering
files. How do you recognize that your USB ports are 1.0 or 2.0? My
computer does not seem to have USB 2.0 capabilities (that is what a
warning message said) . Is this a hardware issue or a software one?
In other word can I get a file on the net which coud give my USB
ports a 2.0 status (whatever that means) or should I bring my MP3
player back to Best Buy and buy a new one with a USB 1 standard? I
have Windows XP home on a Pentium 4 bought 2 years ago with 512 megs
of RAM and a 80G HD. Thanks for your help

J-Louis
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A system sold in 2003 will have USB2 ports. Windows XP native support for
USB2 was added in SP1. A USB2-enabled port will be marked as 'enhanced' in
the device manager. If none of your ports are marked this way then you will
need to visit your system manufacturer's, or your motherboard manufacturer's
site to download the correct driver. If you know what chipset your board
has, then you could also download the files from the chipset manufacturer,
the addresses of the four most common are below

Intel - http://tinyurl.com/6zom2 (click on chipsets on the left hand side
and select your system type and model number)
SiS - http://www.sis.com/download/ (and follow the on-screen instructions)
VIA - http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2 (and follow the
instructions)
nVidia (nForce) - http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

If you don't know what chipset your board/system has then visit
www.lavalys.com and download the free Everest Home Edition. This will tell
you everything you ever wanted to know about your system (and much you
didn't!)
 
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