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January 4th, 2005 12:00

Latitude C840 support USB2.0?

I'm trying to install a Secure Hard Drive and am running into problems. Does my laptop support USB 2.0? Thanks!

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January 4th, 2005 15:00

Your notebook has USB 1.1 as the native USB support.  To get USB 2.0 capabilities,  you will need to use a PCMCIA card,  or possibly a PCI card in a dicking station (although there are a number of these which don't work properly).

When I was using a C840 daily,  I had a Belkin 5 port USB 2.0 PCI card in my C-DOCK II station,  and it worked perfectly.  I also had a 2 port PCMCIA USB 2.0 card I carried with me for use away from home.

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January 4th, 2005 16:00

Thanks very much for the information. Was there any way I would have been able to determine this?

 

 

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January 4th, 2005 18:00

Dell does not have this clearly identified,  but a search of the forum history would have yielded the answer.  Dell did not provide USB 2.0 support in any of the Latitude C-Series notebooks.  USB 2.0 first appeared in the Latitude D-Series systems.  I am not psoitive here,  but I think that all D-Series systems support USB 2.0.

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January 4th, 2005 19:00

Thanks again for the information. You've been very helpful and I appreciate it.

 

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