Although there is always the probability that you would not get the extra speed with a 2.0 card unconnected with the motherboard, I have always gotten it to work at 2.0 speed, both with desktops and laptops. Erin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question about USB 1.1 to 2.0 > Hi Terra, > If the motherboard and the operating system doesn't support the 2.0 > standard, useing a 2.0 USB card would be a waste of time. > HTH, > Richard Q. Justice-website owner > www.blind-computing.com > ----- Original Message ----- > 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] > 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]
