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Upgrading USB 1.1 to 2.0

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by ragrusti Mar 14, 2002 last reply May 14, 2002

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I have a Dell GX300 running Windows 2000 Professional. There are twp built in USB ports v1.1. Is there a way to upgrade them to v2.0? I also have a Linksys 4 port USB hub model USBHub04. I assume that the hub would not have to be upgraded, true?

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by thechas Mar 14, 2002

Your only chance for a direct upgrade of your existing ports would be a BIOS upgrade from Dell.

Your best option would be to remove your existing USB controller from device manager.
Re-boot, and enter setup, disable the USB ports
Save and exit.
Shut down.
Install a USB 2 card.

As to the hub, check with Linksys to verify if it is USB 2 compatable.

A good resource for USB information is www.usb.org