USB2 Vs Firewire - A Comparison For New Purchase
Dec 7, 2006I am looking at a purchasing a new computer and was wondering which is faster for transferring digital movies USB2 or Firewire?
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Making Comparison Between FAT 32 & NTFS File System?
Jan 6, 2007Hope I'm in the right category. I'm using an Acer Intel Celeron D, Win XP (Home Edition) and my file system is FAT 32. I've heard that NTFS is superior and I am thinking of converting it. I understand that once converted, it is irrevisible. Should I convert it to NTFS and in what way is it better than FAT 32.
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Nov 29, 2008I freshly re-installed my window xp home edition. Unfortunately, can't get my USB to work at 2.0 speed. all of them at USB1.0 speed now. My XP is SP3 and frequently updated. I've tried to update USB driver through Device Manager but still does not solve the problem. Now, the file transfers take hours.
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Jul 20, 2005My PC had 6 USB1 ports - I upgraded by adding a 2-port USB2 card, with a USB2 4 port hub. When I had XP Home, all was fine. I then crashed my hdd, so bit the bullet, got a new drive, and XP Pro and started again. The (Via) USB2 card was bought new, as was the 4 port hub - I have the driver CD for the card. According to System Manager, everything's fine, working correctly. But every time I try to use my USB2 memory stick in one of the 4 ports on the hub, it comes up with "This would work faster with USB2 - put it in one of the 4 unused ports", which is unmitigated b/s as it's already IN one of them - changing makes no difference.
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Jun 28, 2005I have XP pro SP2 so how can I make sure that is my USB2 port is configured and working as USB2 not USB1.
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Aug 23, 2008I was having a lot of troubles with XP PRO after a CPU failure, when I tried to do an XP installation Repair. It failed miserably and after a month of posting and searching for answers, I threw in the towel. I reformatted the HD and did a clean install. On the advice of a MS Tech, I downloaded SP3 and installed it first thing. After I got everything up and running with all the updates, I discovered that XP no longer recognizes my USB ports as USB2. I found some original drivers on the Motherboard installation disk, but it will not allow me to install them because my XP SP2 install disk is already supposed to have them. I tried removing all the USB drivers and forcing XP to figure it out, but no luck. It is an ASUS P5GD2 Deluxe with a P4 processer and an XP PRO SP3 Operating System.
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