USB transfer speeds

[Rich]

When I transfer a file to my external hard drive the file only moves at
10-12MB/s I thought they were supposed to have higher transfer speeds than
that/ 13GB file takes 30 minutes? My internet speed is almost as fast.

What can I do to improve it?

Thaks for any help, Rich

 

[Alias]

When I transfer a file to my external hard drive the file only moves at
10-12MB/s I thought they were supposed to have higher transfer speeds than
that/ 13GB file takes 30 minutes? My internet speed is almost as fast.

What can I do to improve it?

Nuke Vista and install Ubuntu, of course! File transfers are faster with
Ubuntu than there are with Vista or XP. Check it out at
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Thaks for any help, Rich

You're welcome.

Alias

 

[Mick Murphy]

You are going through a USB Port!
You are governed by its speed, not Vista's!

 

[Rich]

No hub dirrectly to the port on the MB. I think it's the speed of the drive
I have as I've read more about it.

Rich

Chicagoland, USA