USB 2.0 working at USB 1.1 !!

[gam0reily]

My motherboard is Intel D945GCCR.

On its spec sheet, it says it's got 8 USB 2.0 ports, and thats the number of USB I have on this mobo.

But when I looked into the device manager, it shows that it's USB 1.1 (well, it doesnt show "enhanced USB", which I found from a site is required if u have a USB 2.0 port)

What can I do to turn my 1.1 port to 2.0 port??

please reply!

thx in advance!

 

[xtreme5]

1. yes 2.0 works on 1.1.
2. update the bios.
3. downoad the new driver for usb.

 

[gam0reily]

lets see about that.

 

[gam0reily]

Well, I didnt see any type of performance boost.
i am transferring gigs of data on a 16 GB sandisk cruzer blade.

My specs are-

intel pentium 4 HT 524@ 3.06 GHz
1 GB (2X512MB) DDR2 RAM.
Windows Xp service pack 3.

i am averaging a transfer speed of 4.3 MB/s. :-(

 

[xtreme5]

did you download a driver??

 

[gam0reily]

yeah man, Chipset drivers including USB 2.0 for my board at intel site.

I'll tell u the difference that's occured.

Previiously, on my device manager, I couldn't find "ENhanced USB" listed in USB ports.

But Now I can. I read on this site that if it shows enhanced, then it's USB 2.0 allright.
http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_tell_if_i_have_usb_20.html

But why ain't I gettin' the speeds ???

 

[gam0reily]

FYI, I am using Teracopy to measure the speed.

 

[programmargorp]

Ive copied stuffs with a cruzer blade before. 4.3MB/s is pretty much what yous should expect. Also your ports appear to be running at 2.0 speeds as 1.1 provides up to 12Mb/s of bandwidth, 4.3MB=~32Mb/s, which means your ports are running at 2.0 speeds.

 

[gam0reily]

ok. Maybe its an xp bottleneck. Cuz my friend copieson the same cruzer at 12 MB/s and he's got win 7.

 

[programmargorp]

I was getting the same speeds with A Cruzer Edge, Transmemory and Ultra backup, all of them got about 4-5MB/s write, only my jetflash got about 7-8 MB/s

 

[xtreme5]

ok. Maybe its an xp bottleneck. Cuz my friend copieson the same cruzer at 12 MB/s and he's got win 7.

hmmm, then there is some problem in the windows just reinstall.

 

[gam0reily]

nah, I thiink the OS is fine. programmergorp himself said it.
Anyway, I am about to get my new rig together in about 5 days, after that, this ancient setu will only be my backup in case something screws up heavily with my new setup.

 

[nikorr]

All these cheap USB sticks have cheap controller, u need to pay $25 for 16GB to get better speed transfer.

Corsair makes great USB pen drives, but those cheap ones are the same : )

 

[nikorr]

If u want to get speed up, like 30MB/s get USB3 stick, those are worth every penny!

 

[jaquith]

The following may correct the problem:

In the Device Manager try expanding the Universal Serial Bus controller [+] list and Uninstall from the HUB(s) bottom up. This will stop your USB Keyboard and Mouse so connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard before starting. After uninstalling reboot; the devices will be reinstalled so be patient.

 

[gam0reily]

I already have a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. then what I should do?

 

[jaquith]

Delete the Device Manager entries just like I said, PS/2 devices are not USB so they'll continue to function is ALL the USB devices are deleted.

This is not a guarantee but for some it's fixed your exact problem.

 

[gam0reily]

Nah, no need. As nikorr said, it was those cheap controllers.
i just checked my speeds on my USB 3.0 enabled external HDD. WAs getin 25 MB/s. :-D

So I guess these are just those cheap PDs with their cheap controllers.

 

[gam0reily]

Best answer selected by gam0reily.