How Do You Get High Speed USB 2.0?
• Firstly, check if your system has USB 2.0. On Windows XP and later, your system should tell you that a device supports high-speed USB, try other USB ports first to make sure that it’s just some ports that are USB 1.1, others are 2.0. You can buy and install a PCI card (pretty much all systems support this) to get the functionality. This applies to both people wanting USB 2.0 or people wanting USB 3.0. Note that even with what I said earlier about thermochemical USB speeds, USB is typically slower than that. Note that for a mouse or keyboard, almost all only use USB 1.1, as do most printers too. The main need for faster USB is for a storage device. USB 1.1 crimps even a flash drive’s transfer speeds, and can make file transfers to an external hard disk a REAL PAIN. Most computers today have USB 2.0, as do most devices. • Not many devices have USB 3.0, as that is relatively new. For now, it is likely not worth getting a USB 3.0 card, as prices will likely come down and few devices supp
