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    How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
    « on: June 25, 2009, 02:07:53 PM »
    I would like to know how to determine which physical ports on a PC are USB 2.0, or enhanced, and which ports are standard USB ports.
    I'm running Windows XP SP3, when I use my Epsom R300 printer, I sometimes see a message bubble that says, in effect, my printer would print faster if it were plugged into a USB 2.0 port.

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    Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
    « Reply #1 on: June 25, 2009, 02:15:14 PM »
    Do you have it plugged into a USP hub or port replicator?
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    Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
    « Reply #2 on: June 25, 2009, 02:16:47 PM »
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             mmm.. try checking this http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1174. Probably it could help.
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      Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
      « Reply #3 on: June 25, 2009, 03:02:33 PM »
      Check your motherboard manual for specifications of your USB ports.


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      Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
      « Reply #4 on: June 25, 2009, 03:05:06 PM »
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      mmm.. try checking this http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1174. Probably it could help.

      Why would you send him to Apple?

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      Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
      « Reply #5 on: June 25, 2009, 04:02:00 PM »
      Why would you send him to Apple?
      :-* No. I just want him to see that content of the page. Not necessarily to send him to apple.
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      Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
      « Reply #6 on: June 25, 2009, 04:11:19 PM »
      Fair enough.

      I must admit that I was quite surprised to see MS support on an Apple site though.  That must really grab Steve Jobs by short and curlies.
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        Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
        « Reply #7 on: June 27, 2009, 12:06:18 PM »
        Perhaps I wasn't clear. I have two ports on the front of my tower type computer. There are two ports on the front and four ports on the back, presumably attached directly to the motherboard.
        I don't have the motherboard manual, as Karnac suggested (thank you, by the way). I looked at the apple website and I didn't see any thing new to me. Looking at the Device Manager doesn't tell me what port to plug into. I'm looking for a simple method to identify the physical port. Do I plug in, say a jump drive, then look at the Device Manager for a connection? Is there a freeware/shareware/purchased software program that would identify the types of ports? I have asked my company's geeks this question and no one I know can find an answer.
        Thanks for the help and replies.
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        Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
        « Reply #8 on: June 27, 2009, 12:11:49 PM »
        If you plug a thumbdrive in- windows will complain if you plug it into a 1.1 port. It won't say anything if you plug it in a 2.0 port, however.
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          Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
          « Reply #9 on: June 27, 2009, 12:22:51 PM »
          Try Everest

          You'll also be able to get a motherboard model.

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          Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
          « Reply #10 on: June 27, 2009, 06:32:52 PM »
          If you see the message that the device can run faster then that is a 1.1. port.
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          Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
          « Reply #11 on: June 28, 2009, 07:27:19 AM »
          Bet my bottom dollar the rear are 2.0 and the front are 1.1....... ::)
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          Re: How do I identify USB 2.0 Ports on PC?
          « Reply #12 on: June 28, 2009, 07:56:41 AM »
          I sometimes see a message bubble that says, in effect, my printer would print faster if it were plugged into a USB 2.0 port.

          Usually if you see this message, you've plugged the device into a USB 1.1 port. Or, in some cases, this means your motherboard chipset drivers are not installed.