USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

[Guest meo]

Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed USB

2.0? I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

 

I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to upgrade

my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

 

I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

this question has already been asked elsewhere.

 

Thanks for any advice,

meo

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:47:00 -0800, meo <meo@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

> Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed USB

> 2.0? I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

> installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

 

 

No. The difference between USB1 and USB2 is a hardware difference, not

a software one.

 

> I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to upgrade

> my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

 

 

No.

 

> I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

> solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

> this question has already been asked elsewhere.

>

> Thanks for any advice,

> meo

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

No. You need the card.

 

"meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F78F8964-6F9D-4DCD-8C31-4EE471227693@microsoft.com...

> Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed

> USB

> 2.0? I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

> installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

>

> I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to

> upgrade

> my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

>

> I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

> solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

> this question has already been asked elsewhere.

>

> Thanks for any advice,

> meo

[Guest meo]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

Thanks for the replies and info. Your answers are what I suspected. Somewhere

I heard that changing USB settings in the BIOS could enable/upgrade USB 2.0

functionality, but I was skeptical. I will continue to use my high speed

cardbus card.

 

Thanks again for the quick responses.

meo

 

 

 

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> No. You need the card.

>

> "meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F78F8964-6F9D-4DCD-8C31-4EE471227693@microsoft.com...

> > Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed

> > USB

> > 2.0? I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

> > installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

> >

> > I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to

> > upgrade

> > my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

> >

> > I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

> > solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

> > this question has already been asked elsewhere.

> >

> > Thanks for any advice,

> > meo

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

 

"meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F78F8964-6F9D-4DCD-8C31-4EE471227693@microsoft.com...

> Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed

> USB

> 2.0?

 

No. SP1 was required to allow USB2 *hardware* to operate above USB1.1

speeds. At SP1 and later, the determining factor in the possible speed is

the hardware.

> I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

> installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

 

Does the port use USB1.x or USB2 chips? It's most likely that it uses the

older, slower chips and there is nothing you can do to speed it up.

> I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to

> upgrade

> my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

 

No, not in any remotely practical way. The embedded chips are part of the

motherboard and you really don't want to go anywhere near modifying it.

 

HTH

-pk

>

> I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

> solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

> this question has already been asked elsewhere.

>

> Thanks for any advice,

> meo

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

Yes, BIOS settings exist for usb, but the physical ports must be usb2

compliant. The hardware must first be usb2 or no amount of software can

matter. You cannot convert a usb1.1 compliant port to usb1.1/2.0 with

settings.

 

"meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F5E1A587-9D37-4F41-AE08-A7C1F45696F2@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the replies and info. Your answers are what I suspected.

> Somewhere

> I heard that changing USB settings in the BIOS could enable/upgrade USB

> 2.0

> functionality, but I was skeptical. I will continue to use my high speed

> cardbus card.

>

> Thanks again for the quick responses.

> meo

>

>

>

>

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>

>> No. You need the card.

>>

>> "meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:F78F8964-6F9D-4DCD-8C31-4EE471227693@microsoft.com...

>> > Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high

>> > speed

>> > USB

>> > 2.0? I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

>> > installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

>> >

>> > I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to

>> > upgrade

>> > my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that

>> > possible?

>> >

>> > I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

>> > solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me

>> > if

>> > this question has already been asked elsewhere.

>> >

>> > Thanks for any advice,

>> > meo

>>

[Guest meo]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

Thanks for the insightful info from all the replies, they cleared up the

questions I had. I bought my notebook when USB2 technology was being

introduced, so I assume my motherboard is the DELL 5P255 with an older,

slower chipset. Yes, you're correct that I want to leave the systems board

well enough alone. I'll use a USB2 PCMCIA Card (I accidentaly refered to it

as a PCI card in my original post - oops) until I eventually buy a newer

notebook. As fast as technology develops, I suppose USB 6.0 will be the

standard by then.

 

Again, thanks for all the help. Information is power.

meo

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

> "meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F78F8964-6F9D-4DCD-8C31-4EE471227693@microsoft.com...

> > Is the XP SP2 update suppose to upgrade USB 1 capabilities to high speed

> > USB

> > 2.0?

>

> No. SP1 was required to allow USB2 *hardware* to operate above USB1.1

> speeds. At SP1 and later, the determining factor in the possible speed is

> the hardware.

>

> > I have an older Dell Inspiron 4150 notebook with the SP2 update

> > installed, but my USB port doesn't function at USB 2.0 speeds.

>

> Does the port use USB1.x or USB2 chips? It's most likely that it uses the

> older, slower chips and there is nothing you can do to speed it up.

>

> > I have bought a USB 2.0 PCI card, but it would be more convenient to

> > upgrade

> > my original USB port to high speed if that is possible. Is that possible?

>

> No, not in any remotely practical way. The embedded chips are part of the

> motherboard and you really don't want to go anywhere near modifying it.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

> >

> > I've been poking around on these forums to research possible advice and

> > solutions, but there is so much info to wade through, please forgive me if

> > this question has already been asked elsewhere.

> >

> > Thanks for any advice,

> > meo

>

>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: USB 2.0 in XP SP2?

 

 

"meo" <meo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EE7A57A7-97E9-4B61-85C0-1E8B6625CB0E@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the insightful info from all the replies, they cleared up the

> questions I had. I bought my notebook when USB2 technology was being

> introduced, so I assume my motherboard is the DELL 5P255 with an older,

> slower chipset. Yes, you're correct that I want to leave the systems board

> well enough alone. I'll use a USB2 PCMCIA Card (I accidentaly refered to

> it

> as a PCI card in my original post - oops) until I eventually buy a newer

> notebook. As fast as technology develops, I suppose USB 6.0 will be the

> standard by then.

>

 

I doubt it.

 

Firewire has adopted an 800 Mbps speed in it's copper version, but it

doesn't seem to have had a huge take up. Firewire also offers 1600 and 3200

Mbps in fibre optic versions, but they are extremely rare. So much so that

I have never seen either.