----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Cox" <jocox@hughes.net> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] USB hub question >I am plugging in a 4 gig sandisk finger drive? or flash drive? > >>From the way the computer reads I think it is telling me I have it plugged >>into a USB 1 socket. But > I understand that I am being told that I have USB 2.0 available. How can > I find out if that is the > case and if so, which one is it on the back of the computer? Everything computers changes, an gets faster and/or bigger. The original spec for USB was 12 megabits per second. That is called USB 1. Now, we have USB 2, which is 480 megabits per second. Even though many devices DON'T need te extra speed, Windows WILL tell you that you're not getting the best performance. I have MP3 files on a flash drive, so that I can play music all the time without stressing the hard drive, and the performance of USB1 is just fine for that (MP3s run at about 1Mbps). The USB 3 specs have just been finalized, so in a year or so, you'll get a warning to upgrade again, this time it's 5 gigabits per second. :)