This is excellent advice. Just to add that on some but not all older PC configurations a USB 1 driver is loaded even though it is a high speed USB port. In these circumstances you can update the USB driver from 1 to 2, You do this by running a general windows update and then going to Device Manager. Locate the Intel driver under Universal Serial Bus and use the application key to select update driver. I have used this method to ensure USB ports run at hi speed on an older PC. Of course if your USB port cannot physically work at high speed this will not work.
Regards David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of aiden gardiner Sent: Monday, 31 March 2008 05:06 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] needing advice on how to use a flash drive Hi Jason, USB 2 is the same as USB 1.1, only it's a lot faster. On the flash drive, if you feel for the opposite end to the end with the wheel thing on the end of it as you call it, you'll find that that end pulls off. That end's only a protection cap for the USB connector, which is built into the unit. As for your machine supporting USB 2, the newer the machine, the more likely it supports USB 2. if you plug the drive in, and you get a message saying that the drive can run faster, your machine has only got uSB 1.1 ports, but don't worry, you can still use it, only it'll be a lot slower than if you were to have a USB 2 port. Hope This Helps Regards Aiden ----- Original Message ----- From: "jason smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:08 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] needing advice on how to use a flash drive > Hi everyone, > I just received a 1 gig usb flash drive, as a free bonus when I bought my > uni text books. On the packaging, it said it is usb 2, is plug and play, > and requires no drivers. I have never used one of these before, but think > it will be better than using floppy disks, which are far too fragile. My > question is, do I just plug this straight into one of my computer's usb > ports? I know what "plug and play" means. However, it didn't come with a > usb cable, and seems too small to take one anyway. I think one end of the > drive has a wheel like thing, so wondering which end plugs in to the usb? > The packaging also said the drive is usb 2. I have heard of this, but > don't know a lot about it. My desktop is a Dell I bought in 2003 with XP > home on it. Would this system be able to run a usb 2 device? > thanks for your help Jason > 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]
