I purchased a USB 2.0/Firewire Combo Card for my computer. My computer is over 5 years old but was custom built with high specifications for the time (perhaps why it's lasted so long).
After installing the Card I've noticed that any time I plug in a device the entire computer slows down to a sluggish speed. Generally when I plug in my external DVD-Rewriter or iPod via USB 2.0.
Let me state clearly that it's not the transfer speed I'm worried about, it's the fact that the entire system grinds to a halt when something is connected. I'm looking to buy an external hard-drive but considering it'll be permanently attached the computer will be largely useless with my current problem.
Any ideas on what might be causing the problem or how I may go about fixing the issue would be greatly appreciated.
2007-02-28 08:44:10 · 1 answers · asked by Hummy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
The answers is in the question, high spec for its time. 5 yrs ago 1200mhz was fast, you need to upgrade your mobo, or with prices on new pc's at an all tome low just get a new one
2007-03-01 00:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Taffy Comp Geek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋