No, you're limited by the interface on your laptop.
chris
February 27, 2006 3:57 AM
Try going to Services and stopping and restarting the Plug and Play service. If you don't have Services or a older laptop then sorry your SOL
chris
February 27, 2006 4:02 AM
Plus I think that I've noticed that a lot of the older 1.1 usbs are white on the inside and the 2.0's are black and I've used lots of devices in the black ones that the Device Manager said was "universal" so that might be how you can tell
phil
April 26, 2006 9:56 AM
Will a USB 2.0 Thumb drive work in a USB 1.1 socket? Will a USB 1.1 Thumb Drive work in a USB 2.0 socket?
Leo
April 26, 2006 10:09 AM
a) Maybe/probably (it depends on the USB 2.0 device). It'll be slower, though.
b) Yes. 1.1 devices should work in 2.0 ports.
matt
June 19, 2006 8:53 AM
This is helpful but how can I tell which of my physical connections this applies to? There are a lot (8) USB connections on the PC but only one of them is listed as ENHANCED in my dev. mngr. How can I locate it on the PC?
Leo A. Notenboom
June 19, 2006 9:34 AM
"Enhanced" is typically a system-wide attribute. If these are the ports your PC came with, it should apply to all the ports in your PC.
Anand Bery
June 29, 2006 7:56 PM
I have 2 USB ports on the front of my computer and 4 on the back. My device manager states that the host controller is USB 2.0...but is it possible that the front 2 are USB 1.1, but the back 4 are 2.0?
Leo
June 29, 2006 10:30 PM
Very unlikely.
Ahgo
July 25, 2006 8:53 AM
Help - Just built computer with ASUS 939 MB, running XP with SP2 and updates. Installed MB disc from ASUS with drivers, but have no USB. Device Manager shows "standard enhanced PCI to USB host controller" as not installed. ASUS disc says that drivers not needed for USB 2.0, as they are in XP. I'm frustrated trying to find out what the problem really is.
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January 18, 2006 10:06 PM
No, you're limited by the interface on your laptop.
February 27, 2006 3:57 AM
Try going to Services and stopping and restarting the Plug and Play service. If you don't have Services or a older laptop then sorry your SOL
February 27, 2006 4:02 AM
Plus I think that I've noticed that a lot of the older 1.1 usbs are white on the inside and the 2.0's are black and I've used lots of devices in the black ones that the Device Manager said was "universal" so that might be how you can tell
April 26, 2006 9:56 AM
Will a USB 2.0 Thumb drive work in a USB 1.1 socket? Will a USB 1.1 Thumb Drive work in a USB 2.0 socket?
April 26, 2006 10:09 AM
a) Maybe/probably (it depends on the USB 2.0 device). It'll be slower, though.
b) Yes. 1.1 devices should work in 2.0 ports.
June 19, 2006 8:53 AM
This is helpful but how can I tell which of my physical connections this applies to? There are a lot (8) USB connections on the PC but only one of them is listed as ENHANCED in my dev. mngr. How can I locate it on the PC?
June 19, 2006 9:34 AM
"Enhanced" is typically a system-wide attribute. If these are the ports your PC came with, it should apply to all the ports in your PC.
June 29, 2006 7:56 PM
I have 2 USB ports on the front of my computer and 4 on the back. My device manager states that the host controller is USB 2.0...but is it possible that the front 2 are USB 1.1, but the back 4 are 2.0?
June 29, 2006 10:30 PM
Very unlikely.
July 25, 2006 8:53 AM
Help - Just built computer with ASUS 939 MB, running XP with SP2 and updates. Installed MB disc from ASUS with drivers, but have no USB. Device Manager shows "standard enhanced PCI to USB host controller" as not installed. ASUS disc says that drivers not needed for USB 2.0, as they are in XP. I'm frustrated trying to find out what the problem really is.
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