Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf (Post 1232907)

1. click on the start button

2. right click on "my computer"

3. click "manage"

4. on the left, click on "device manager"

5. at the botton click the plus symbol next to "Universal Serial Bus controllers"

6. if one of the items on the sub directory list is an "Enhanced" USB host controller you have USB2.0

7. ???

8. profit...

Originally Posted by Grinch (Post 1232917)

I never trust that as if it has the wrong drivers it tells you lies, best look at the manual.

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf (Post 1232922)

how does the manual assure that the correct drivers are installed?;)

Originally Posted by Warren (Post 1233008)

hmm, doesnt sound like an easy task,

when i plug in my external hard drive, it doesnt moan,

when i plug in my flash pen drive, it does.

both being plugged into the same port,

Originally Posted by Steve_God (Post 1233215)

In that case, your external hard drive must only be USB-1 itself as it doesn't complain about the slow speed.
Where as the memory stick (flash pen drive) will be a UBS-2 device and is complaining that it can't use all of the speed, as it is being used in a USB-1 slot.

(In short, USB-1 is the original and slower, USB-2 is faster but backwards compatible - and if using XP will moan about it)

The other option if to try and transfer a VERY large file (Several hundred Mb) and see how long it takes to send.
http://www.picotech.com/images/speed.png