Toshiba SatPro 6100- where's my hi-speed USB?

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"Benny" <ple@se.reply.to.newsgroup.only> wrote:

>I have a Toshiba 6100, around 3 years old. It has 2 USB ports. Recently, I
>started using a USB 2.0 flash drive, and whenever I plug it in, I get a
>message saying I have plugged a hi-speed device into a non-hi speed USB
>hub. I have found out how to switch off this warning, and I assume that it
>just means stuff takes longer to transfer to and from the flash drive than
>it would do if I had a hi-speed USB.
>Can some kind person please explain:
>1. Does this mean my 6100 never had a hi-speed USB hub?
>2. Is transfer speed the only issue I should worry about? I use one USB
>port for an external mouse, and the other to transfer files to and from the
>flash drive.
>3. What would be the value of adding hi-speed USB - and do I assume this
>means I would need to get some kind of new hardware/card from Toshiba?
1. The 6100 never had high speed USB ports
2. Transfer speed will be the problem--USB 2 is capable of 480mbps vs 12 mbps
3. Easiest way is to get a PC Card USB 2 adapter off of eBay. I use a Belkin
with no problems.



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If you don't have USB 2 ports (and I don't think that you do), the only
way to add them is via a USB 2.0 PC Card, for probably about $20 to $40.
The only issue is transfer speed, but it's a big issue, USB 2 is FORTY
TIMES faster than USB 1.

Benny wrote:
> I have a Toshiba 6100, around 3 years old. It has 2 USB ports. Recently, I
> started using a USB 2.0 flash drive, and whenever I plug it in, I get a
> message saying I have plugged a hi-speed device into a non-hi speed USB
> hub. I have found out how to switch off this warning, and I assume that it
> just means stuff takes longer to transfer to and from the flash drive than
> it would do if I had a hi-speed USB.
> Can some kind person please explain:
> 1. Does this mean my 6100 never had a hi-speed USB hub?
> 2. Is transfer speed the only issue I should worry about? I use one USB
> port for an external mouse, and the other to transfer files to and from the
> flash drive.
> 3. What would be the value of adding hi-speed USB - and do I assume this
> means I would need to get some kind of new hardware/card from Toshiba?

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To Barry and sded- thank you for the info- got a USB 2.0 PCMCIA CardBus at
the local computer shop, and the data transfer really rips!
--
Benny
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"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4246F5B3.3090900@neo.rr.com...
> If you don't have USB 2 ports (and I don't think that you do), the only
> way to add them is via a USB 2.0 PC Card, for probably about $20 to $40.
> The only issue is transfer speed, but it's a big issue, USB 2 is FORTY
> TIMES faster than USB 1.
>
> Benny wrote:
> > I have a Toshiba 6100, around 3 years old. It has 2 USB ports. Recently,
I
> > started using a USB 2.0 flash drive, and whenever I plug it in, I get a
> > message saying I have plugged a hi-speed device into a non-hi speed USB
> > hub. I have found out how to switch off this warning, and I assume that
it
> > just means stuff takes longer to transfer to and from the flash drive
than
> > it would do if I had a hi-speed USB.
> > Can some kind person please explain:
> > 1. Does this mean my 6100 never had a hi-speed USB hub?
> > 2. Is transfer speed the only issue I should worry about? I use one USB
> > port for an external mouse, and the other to transfer files to and from
the
> > flash drive.
> > 3. What would be the value of adding hi-speed USB - and do I assume
this
> > means I would need to get some kind of new hardware/card from Toshiba?