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More info?)
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:59:39 +0200, "Ken Verdrom"
<kenverdrom-tech@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am wondering :
>
>* what is best ? : adding USB ports by using an external hub or by adding a
>PCI card with additional USB ports.
Depends on what you want. If the objective is to get a bit more power
output from the ports or to get better port access, a powered USB hub
might be a better choice.
If the objective is to get access to faster ports (ie. your system has
only USB 1.1 ports, but you need USB 2.0 ports) the PCI card is a
better choice. I guess that's the answer to your second question...
>* Will USB ports on an additional PCI card have the same speed and behavior
>as the ones that come directly from the motherboard ?
Depends on the card. The controller on the expansion card is separate
from what's on the system. One won't affect the other. If your
system is USB 1.1, and you add in a USB 2.0 controller card, the ports
coming off the new card are going to be USB 2.0. The old ones are
still 1.1. Likewise, if you have a system with USB 2.0 ports, and go
with an expansion card with a USB 1.1 controller, the ports off the
new card will obviously be 1.1, and your original ports will still be
2.0.
Re-reading that, I probably could have made that clearer...
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MCheu