USB 2.0 upgrade
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Grantofhell
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I don't think so. The headers on the motherboard can only support what they were manufactured with. If the headers are 1.0/1.1, hooking up a 2.0 port will short them out. A PCI card is the only option. Now, there might be some cards out there with USB 2.0 headers built onto the card in which you could in turn hook some 2.0 ports to.
As above - no. Only exception I can think of is if there's an external firewire solution that'd do the job, but if the PC hasn't got USB 2 it's unlikely it'll have firewire.
What exactly are you trying to do? If you can give us the exact application we might be able to suggest alternatives...!
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Not that I'm aware of...I mean, at the end of the day, you're plugging into a 1.1 port...it's going to be limited no matter what you plug into it. (Square peg in a round hole sort of thing, ya know?).
Really, though, PCI USB cards are dirt cheap. And the ones I buy to upgrade older systems I buy with headers (as mentioned above) so that you can pull the previous ones from the M/B and plug them in (so that if you have USB ports in the front of your case, they will now be 2.0 as well).
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=rosewill_usb_card-_-15-166-001-_-Product
That is the card I have used in the past. As you can see, there's an onboard header. There are other cards out there though.
You can't really mark it as "solved", but a mod can come by and close it. Though, there's really no need.
That is the card I have used in the past. As you can see, there's an onboard header. There are other cards out there though.
You can't really mark it as "solved", but a mod can come by and close it. Though, there's really no need.
