Thank you Rick Exactly what I needed to know I was not sure whether the hub would would run at the faster speed or stay at the old USB speed that it was plugged into, I assumed the latter but was not sure. We do have an XP system.
Regards Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] USB and Network Card > Hi Graham, > You didn't mention what operating system you are running. > Plugging a USB 2.0 hub into a USB 1.1 port will only give you the 1.1 > speed. > Windows 98SE, doesn't support the USB2.0 standard, however Windows XP > does. > If you have the PCI slot available, and the means of getting it done, > I would recommend installing a USB 2.0 expansion card which will give you > as > many as 4 external USB ports, and 2 internal ports. > You can pick up one of these cards for about $15 to $20. > An expansion card would be the preferred method, as opposed to an external > hub. > If it is possible for you to do. > HTH, > Richard Q. Justice-website owner > www.blind-computing.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "graham smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:46 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] USB and Network Card > > > > Hi > > I have an older PC that has the older slower USB's in it. If I purchase a > new hub that is of the faster speed USBSwill it work as the faster usb or > work to the same speed as the usb that it is plugged into. > > The reason I ask is because we purchased a usb network card and when we > installed the software it detected that we had the older usb's and > recommended that we upgraded them for better results with the card. > > We are not altogether pleased with the way the card is working at the > moment, connection is sporadic and we wondered if using a hub with the > later usb's might help. > > graham > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________ NOD32 2880 (20080215) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
