I have a new digital camera that says I can upload my pic onto my computer thourgh the USB drive/port. Can you get a USB installed and about how much does that cost?
2007-02-03 14:05:45 · 13 answers · asked by Grace 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
if you dont have a USB port, then you can easilly buy a card and install it urself, its cake just take off your side panel on ur computer to see the motherboard, then take off the sliding piece on the back where ur pci ports are just connect the card and then close the tower and then install the drivers, for one USB port the card will cost around $10-$15 or u can get a card with 4 ports for ~$25-$35 and both will come with the driver install disk, also you can do this w/ ur computer on....GL
ps. if your pc doesnt read the drivers u installed, reinstall them again, and if fails again....delete the newly installed drivers and reinstall yeah it can be a pain the *** when the comp doesnt want to cooperate :)
2007-02-03 14:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
USB ports are manufactured as add ons in the form of a PCI card. Last I knew, they fetched $15-$20 new. They are quite easy to install. Make sure your computer is unplugged before you attempt to install any hardware.
Note that this computer must be upgraded to at least Windows 98 to support USB Hardware.
I would caution you to check the system requirements for your digital camera and compare them with your PC. If your PC does not have a USB port, it was likely made prior to 1997 and may not have enough power to support the camera and it's software.
Good Luck.
2007-02-03 14:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Jack ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.....just a suggestion.....better buy a new computer. Units with no USB ports are during the era of pentium I or II. Buying a USB card won't help you much in digital pictures as its going to be too slow for downloading.
2007-02-03 15:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by rovendinoalui 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a laptop, you can get a card with USB slots for $25. If you have any other type of computer, go to a computer salesman and they'll install a few for about $50
2007-02-03 14:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes, you can get a card that goes into one of your PCI slots that will give you four or five USB ports. I got one for about $5.
2007-02-03 14:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL every computer has a USB port check in the front of the computer there is sometimes a peice of plastic that you have to lift up and if its not ot the front its definitly on the back. Its exposed and the symbol looks kinda like a 3 branch cactus.
2007-02-03 14:11:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You can get a USB card for under $10 and have it installed :) Here is a link to a good one for your money :)
http://www.eaglebit.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EB-190-00202&Click=14
I hope this helps :)
2007-02-03 14:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by Timothy L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can get a USB PCI card... cheap too... 15$ or so
2007-02-03 14:10:40 · answer #8 · answered by justr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to have win 98SE. or higher It will not work in win 95 or win 98.
If you have win 98 or earlier you really need to get a new pc.
2007-02-03 15:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by Flat_out_Bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a usb pci card at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Order=PRICE&Page=1&N=0&Submit=ENE&Nty=1&Description=usb+2+pci&Ntk=all
2007-02-03 14:12:01 · answer #10 · answered by captn_sal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋