Upgrade to USB 2.0

odomination · #1 02-06-2007, 02:15 AM

Im pretty sick of waiting forever to upload stuff to my Ipod b/c I dont have any usb 2.0 ports. How can i fix this, will I need to buy some sort of card for my motherboard or is it a software thing.

Thanks in advance.

kerowo · #2 02-06-2007, 09:18 AM

Probably the easiest way is to just buy a new computer. If you don't have usb 2.0 now your computer must be 2 or 3+ years old so you will get a big performance boost. If you want to upgrade you'll need to get a USB card to fit in an expansion slot in your desktop. But it is a hardware thing not a software thing.

Meech · #3 02-06-2007, 11:03 AM

Yes, you buy a card. Newegg has 'em for like $6.

Suigin406 · #4 02-07-2007, 09:07 AM

yea, u can get the expansion card for fairly cheap like meech said...

i did this like a year ago and i can't even begin to tell u how good of an idea it is...with an ipod or any external device, especially an HD or burner, it will work miracles in performance time...

cold_cash · #5 02-08-2007, 08:29 PM

Hey guys. I've been thinking about/wanting to upgrade to USB 2 for awhile now. Glad to see this thread.

So is the upgraded card a card that you put inside your computer, or is there something I can just plug into my old USB 1.1 port and then plug my devices into it?

If it's cheap and easy I'm all ready to go. I surfed around and checked some sites but I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for.

kerowo · #6 02-08-2007, 09:04 PM

My guess would be you will need to open your case Cold. If you still have your owner's manual around it should show you how, or you might be able to find them on the intertubes. I still vote for a new machine, but that is my default position any way...