i m doing a format for my friend.... he currently has usb1.1 on his system. Unfortunately he lost the cd conating the drives, including the usb drive. i managed to find most of the drives on the internet but for the usb drive i only found the usb2.0 drive. is that a prob or i can just instal this new drive... will it be a problem?
2006-08-10 21:42:27 · 5 answers · asked by Fisherman 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
UPGRADE YOU WINDOWS TO XP. THIS CAN SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. WINDOW XP SUPPORT USB PLUG AND PLAY .
2006-08-11 03:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by gry_kh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you asking about drivers for USB 1 ? or you plan to upgrade the USB port 1 to USB 2 ?
If you asking about drivers for USB 1:
- if you install a different drivers you can have some problems. Will be a matter of test and see.
at anytime you can look to add to your computer an USB 2 PCI adapter. Will work fine and you will have the appropriate drivers inside the box.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=511&Nav=|c:109|&Sort=3&Recs=10
2006-08-11 00:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by dand370 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it should work depending on the O.S. If it is win 98 sorry about your luck. Win 98 can is supposed to support a USB but it doesn't usually. If you want to transfer files through a USB you have to be using at least Win 2000 or higher. Win ME might work but i don't know. You need to upgrade.
2006-08-10 22:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by trickyschum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should work, a USB 2 device performs at USB 1.1 speed when in such a port.
he can buy a PCI card with USB 2 ports on if he would like to upgrade them.
2006-08-10 21:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by � Fuzzy Dice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try
http://www.driverguide.com
http://www.drivershq.com
or buy a pci usb card
2006-08-10 21:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋