I've been thinking about getting an external hard drive, but I heard the transfer rates for USB1.1 makes it useless. But how do I check if I have 1.1 or 2.0? My computer is about five years old now, by the way.
Thanks in advance.
2006-08-16 05:34:03 · 7 answers · asked by capo328 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Plug in a USB 2.0,
if you are using XP, you will get a thing saying "This device can run faster!" or something..
Then you are using 1.1
best suggestoin: plug in an iPod. It's backwards compatabile to 1.1 so you can plug it in and run that test.
2006-08-16 05:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by Crazydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most items require 2.0 though if you use windows xp it will tell you when your using usb 1.1, a message like this appear on the taskbar:
"This will run faster if you connect this to a USB 2.0 port"
not exact words but close to them. but if the board was designed around the time windows 98 was made, expect 1.0 or 1.1 to be the version.
2006-08-16 15:11:08 · answer #2 · answered by edlomon_2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 Years old? Most likely 1.1. You can go into Device Manager and click on Universal Serial Bus Controller and see if it says 2.0. IF it doesn't, then it's most likely 1.1
2006-08-16 05:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://belarc.com and download the Belarc Advisor (free). Run it and it will create a detailed report of all the hardware, software, patches, network info, etc. on your PC. Will tell you whether you have USB 1.1 or 2.0.
If the PC is more than two years old, it will be USB 1.1.
2006-08-16 05:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if that information is stored in your computer...I just checked system settings and couldn't find it. That age though, it is probably 1.1
A quick and easy test: if you have a USB flash memory stick, plug it in. If it is an older port, it will tell you that the transfer rates will be low and the device might not work properly.
Might be easier than buying an external drive because they might not let you return it once opened.
2006-08-16 05:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its 5 years old chances are its 1.1. You can however buy a pci usb 2.0 card and install it.
2006-08-16 05:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Just Bored!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plug in a USB 2.0 device. If it works, you have USB 2.0. If not, you have USB 1.1.
2006-08-16 05:40:48 · answer #7 · answered by Trazom28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋