USB 2.0 - or is it?

[PL]

Is there anywhere in WinXP you can check that a device is delivering at USB
2.0 speed? I'm thinking in terms of Device Manager. Reason I'm asking is
that I have a USB 2.0 external hard drive shared between my notebook and
desktop, through a USB 2.0 switchbox. When I switch to allocate the hard
drive to the desktop, I get a warning message about 'a high speed USB device
connected to a non-high speed hub'. So I want to check what's not what it
is supposed to be.

My mainboard is USB 2.0 compliant and cables are rated USB 2.0.

Any suggestions please?

PL

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Open your Device manager.
In the details pane, click the plus sign to the left of
Universal Serial Bus controllers.
If the word "Enhanced" is included in any of the listed
controllers, your computer has USB 2.0 controller drivers
installed.

USB 2.0 devices connected to USB 1.0 or 1.1 hubs
cannot run at their highest speed, even when the hub
is in turn connected to a high-speed port. Reconnect
without going through a USB 1.0 or 1.1 hub for best
performance.

Check your motherboard's User's Guide for information
on how to enable USB enhanced mode in your BIOS.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Is there anywhere in WinXP you can check that a device is delivering at USB
| 2.0 speed? I'm thinking in terms of Device Manager. Reason I'm asking is
| that I have a USB 2.0 external hard drive shared between my notebook and
| desktop, through a USB 2.0 switchbox. When I switch to allocate the hard
| drive to the desktop, I get a warning message about 'a high speed USB device
| connected to a non-high speed hub'. So I want to check what's not what it
| is supposed to be.
|
| My mainboard is USB 2.0 compliant and cables are rated USB 2.0.
|
| Any suggestions please?
|
| PL

 

[Sandman]

There is a FREE utility at Steelbytes.com that will give you a visual of how
fast (or slow) any drive is running. It is called HDSpeed I believe. I use
it..