USB 2.0 on Inspiron 9100??

Question

I own a Inspiron 9100 and it was impression that they came with 4 USB ports because that is what I have read. But for some reason my USB ports dont function as USB2 ports. Any ideas? It makes me very sad because it makes transfering files to my external harddrive very very slow.

Bay Wolf · Answer

According to the documentation for the I9100, it has 3 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors.

tehquickness · Answer

yeah that is what i thought. but for some reason they dont arnt labeled as usb2 connections
when i plug in the usb2 device it says,

device can perform faster,
This USB device can perform faster if you wconnect it to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port

when i click on the little bubble that pops up. it gives me a list of ports. hard to explain

what should they be labeled as in the device manager?

bacillus · Answer

Suggest you go into device manager and under the USB host controller> properties> driver then click on the update driver button and let the hardware wizard automatically find the drivers.

ejn63 · Answer

This can also happen if a device draws too much power - use a powered hub or a self-powered USB device.

tehquickness · Answer

the external hard drive shouldnt be driving too much power because it has its own power source. I tried talking to tech support but they are frustrating. And it is irritating to trasfer files to the hard drive on the USB1 speed yuck

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