Which USB port is it refering to?

[The Old Fart]

I had a window pop up which says that my USB devise will perform faster
if I plug it into a USB2 port rather than an a USB1 port. It even
suggests which port to use.

This is essentially a new machine. Aren't all the ports the same since?
How am I to determine what port is being referred to since I have
many on the machine both front & back? In addition the PC has an
inbuilt card reader which seems to classify itself as lettered hard
drives. Can these be causing the confusion?

 

[M.I.5¾]

I had a window pop up which says that my USB devise will perform faster
if I plug it into a USB2 port rather than an a USB1 port. It even
suggests which port to use.

This is essentially a new machine. Aren't all the ports the same since?
How am I to determine what port is being referred to since I have
many on the machine both front & back? In addition the PC has an
inbuilt card reader which seems to classify itself as lettered hard
drives. Can these be causing the confusion?

It depends where your USB port is that you are trying to connect to. Even
these days many front panel USB ports are connected to the motherboard using
flat cable, or at least unsuitable cable. Flat cable simply can't carry
USB2 transmissions. Also some card readers also provide a USB port on the
same front panel and these often turn out to be USB1 capable only.

Try moving your widget to one of the ports on the back of the machine.