Hi List For this past few days when I switch on my computer is doesn't connect to the net, (I have BT Broadband) I have to restart and then it connects?? and, another thing is that it tell me to connect to another USB port for it to perform faster?? don't understand theses things as I'm not computer literate!! Pam

Pam Sent: 09 June 2009 07:12 > ... it tell me to connect to another USB port for it to > perform faster ... Pam - there have been a number of generations of USB port - the main ones being versions 1, 2 and 3. Version 1 was introduced in 1994, version 2 in 2000 and 3 in 2008. The main differences are those of speed - 2 was forty times as fast as 1 and 3 is ten times as fast as 2 (all speeds are approximate and could be less). For your computer to recommend that you user a faster port - I assume that it was built with a version 1 port. With version 1 supporting up to 12 Mbps, and most broadband connections being of that order or less, you do not have a problem. Version 2 and 3 USB ports enter their own when you use external disk drives which would use the available speed. I have used external disk drives with version 1 ports, and they do work - but noticeably slowly. Other uses are when using USB keyboards and mice. Again, they do work with version 1, but are much better with version 2. Adding version 2 ports to an older desktop computer can be done by adding a suitable PCI card and it is cheaper than buying a new computer. But you may not need version 2 ports. Chris