USB 2.0
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- spikedpunch
I'm looking to buy a CDR external for my computer but I'm not sure if my ports are USB 2.0 how can I check?
Az
- MarmionTwo0
chill - usb 2.0 means it will work with all versions up to 2.0, including wot you got existing already
nice...
- spikedpunch0
Ah so If I have 1.1 USB ports it's fine?
- d_t_p0
it wont run at the faster usb 2.0 speed though.
- lament0
first, check your motherboard manual to see if your USB ports are 2.0 (chances are if you didn't buy your comp in the last year, they're not 2.0).
if it says they're not, you can still use the 2.0 burner, but you're only going to get 1.1 speeds.
solution 1: buy a 2.0 PCI card and make sure it says USB 2.0 or HI-SPEED USB.
also keep in mind that because your burner says it's 2.0 doesn't mean it's using the full 480MBps. there is a slower USB 2.0 speed called Full Speed (my Canon scanner is USB 2.0 Full Speed, but i can't remember the MBps transfer - still crazy faster than 1.1).
solution 2: ditch the external and get a cheaper, faster IDE/ATAPI internal burner. takes 5 minutes to put it in yourself and so much faster than an external USB.
- lament0
just thought of something else.
if you're using Windows XP - i plugged a USB 2.0 hard drive into a 1.1 USB port, and XP popped up a window telling me "You are plugging a Hi Speed 2.0 device into a USB 1.1 port. Speeds will be slower" or something like that.
thanks, XP. :)
- spikedpunch0
Yeah I changed my mind and got a Sony Mode that is not external. I was going to buy USB 2.0 card and all that bt I figured I'd rather just get an internal for now and get a new zip drive or something later... maybe an Ipod... :)
Az