I bought this card for 12 quid out of desperation. The desperation was that a lot of USB1.1 devices were not working on my PC and a lot were; I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem.
Once I had installed the card and switched on the computer (running windows 2000) there ... Read review
Advantages: USB 1.1 Backwards Compatable Disadvantages: Instalation
I bought this card for 12 quid out of desperation. The desperation was that a lot of USB1.1 devices were not working on my PC and a lot were; I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem.
Once I had installed the card and switched on the computer (running windows 2000) there were a few problems with installation of the drivers, the first being that the PDF files had language incompatibility problems. This is not a ... ...
The second problem was that the drivers cannot be installed directly from the CD this caused severe frustration for me as no matter which directory I looked in the hardware wizard could not find the drivers. Like all good engineers I never read instruction manuals even if I had it, they did not tell you what you had to do to install the drivers.
The drivers are in a set up file in the driver’s directory, which you need to ... more
I bought this card for 12 quid out of desperation. The desperation was that a lot of USB1.1 devices were not working on my PC and a lot were; I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem.
Once I had installed the card and switched on the computer (running windows 2000) there were a few problems with installation of the drivers, the first being that the PDF files had language incompatibility problems. This is not a real problem though as there is word documents.
The second problem was that the drivers cannot be installed directly from the CD this caused severe frustration for me as no matter which directory I looked in the hardware wizard could not find the drivers. Like all good engineers I never read instruction manuals even if I had it, they did not tell you what you had to do to install the drivers.
The drivers are in a set up file in the driver’s directory, which you need to run before installing the card. Once the set up file was ran and the computer was restarted then there were no problems with installing the card and windows automatically located the drivers. It was a pity that the manual was not clearer about this.
Since installation I have had absolutely no problems running both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices and I have to say that I have seen no noticeable change in speed between the 2 standards.
So apart from the slight installation hassle it has done the job it is supposed to do and that is all I want from it. Though I am confused as to why there is a need for 2 standards when on I have not seen a noticeable improvement in performance.
Champ666 15.03.2004 (15.03.2004)
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Want to be able to plug in the most demanding next-generation peripherals and experience high-speed data transfer rates? With speeds up to 40x faster than its predecessors, USB V2.0 is the new standard for high-speed peripheral connectivity. The StarTech.com PCI420USB 4-port PCI card lets you plug in your most demanding USB peripherals and still enjoy data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps. And since the PCI420USB is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 specifications, your less demanding peripherals will still function perfectly with no adjustments. The PCI420USB also features Plug and Play connectivity, letting your connect and swap your peripherals with ease.
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