If you have a 2.0 USB card plugged into a USB 1.1 capable computer, devices plugged into this card will nonetheless work at 2.0 speed because they are connecting to chips within that USB 2.0 card and not to the actual motherboard of the computer. Thus, devices plugged into this card will run at 2.0 speed, but this will not change the speed of the other ports which are actually connected to the motherboard itself. This is the same whether you are buying a card for the slot in a laptop or installing a similar one internally into a desktop.
I hope this helps. Erin From: "Terra Syslo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:08 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] question about USB 1.1 to 2.0 >I have an older computer that only has USB 1.1 ports on it, and was >thinking > of getting a USB 2.0 PCI card. I have read conflicting information though, > and want to make sure before I buy one that it will work. I read in one > place that if your mother board doesn't support USB 2.0, that putting a > USB > 2.0 card in will not make any difference and that you will have USB 1.1 > transfer speeds. Another article didn't say anything about that, and said > it > would work if you just put a USB 2.0 PCI card in the computer. How do I > tell > if this is something that will work before i buy the card? > > email and MSN: [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] > 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]
