USB 2

[uproar13]

I think I currently have USB 1.1 but my new mp3 player needs USB 2. How do I check what I've got and how hard is it to replace USB 1.1 with USB 2?

[j2buttonsw]

Only the new (within the last 3-6 months or so) mainboards come with USB 2 as standard so I would say it is likely that you probaby only have USB 1.1 Fitting a PCI USB 2 card is very easy and they are not that expensive, you may want the USB 2 / Firewire combination card to make your PC more future proof. I think the minimum requirement for USB 2 is Windows 98SE, so if you have an OS before this, I would think about an upgrade. Finally, if you are MAC user, they don't use USB 2 as they prefer the Firewire alternative.

[lisaj]

A USB2.0 device is backwards-compatible and will revert to USB1.1 speeds in the absence of a USB2.0 socket. AFAIK, This is part of the USB2.0 spec. and should be adhered to by the device manufacturer.

[scatman]

It WILL work with USB 1.1 no doubt about that and unless you have an MP3 Jukebox with several GB storage I don't think it will be worth buying a USB 2 PCI card to transfer 128mb.