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Name: Pistal Date: September 6, 2007 at 12:16:05 Pacific OS: xpsp2 CPU/Ram: 1024 Product: p4
Comment:
To install Wireless USB D-link, is it better to have the unit plugged into a onboard USB connection or a PCI USB added on to my computer they are both 2.0 so does one make a whole lot of difference? or are they the same.
Name: jefro Date: September 6, 2007 at 13:34:40 Pacific
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It could make a difference. If your bios fully supports add on usb cards then there should be little to stop you. Some older boards did not fully support add on cards. See if a bios update talks about that exact issue only if you can't get the pci to work and need to. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
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Response Number 2
Name: Pistal Date: September 6, 2007 at 14:04:38 Pacific
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My computer supports USB 2.0 onboard and the PCI 2.0 usb is a VIA plugin and it also is supported, I just wondered if it mattered which one to plug into to get the best connections or if one was better than the other?
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: September 6, 2007 at 14:25:02 Pacific
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Scientifically speaking, at bootup BIOS will recognize the onboard FIRST before it recognizes the PCI card. So ...
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Response Number 4
Name: Pistal Date: September 6, 2007 at 14:29:46 Pacific
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OK so I think I will keep it installed where I have it which is onboard. I don't know why I thought the other was suppose to be a lot faster, when they both say enhanced.
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Response Number 5
Name: dondreak Date: September 6, 2007 at 17:35:13 Pacific
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The fact that you have the card installed already and it seems to be working probably means your motherboard supports it.
Just an FYI, sometimes having it on the "On Board" USB isn't always a good thing. some scanners, cameras and printers will prevent your computer from booting at startup when plugged into the onboard USB. By the time the wireless network is needed, both the onboard and the add on USB will both be running.
It really shouldn't matter which one you use. If you start to receive DLL Errors at bootup after installing the wireless, try switching what USB you have it plugged into.
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Response Number 6
Name: Pistal Date: September 6, 2007 at 19:02:39 Pacific
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