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Stupid question about USB
Name: cykage Date: January 26, 2005 at 15:29:46 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:
My dad has an old laptop that has a USB 1.1 port, and he needs a DVD drive. I noticed like all external DVD-ROM drives say USB2.0. I figured it would support USB 1.1, even though it would be really slow.
http://www.pccityusa.com/ao16xdvdexen.html
Could I use that drive in a USB 1.1 port on a laptop?
Name: per Date: January 26, 2005 at 15:35:38 Pacific
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That unit specifies usb 2.0 required and doesn't specify backward compatible.
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Response Number 2
Name: cykage Date: January 26, 2005 at 15:38:03 Pacific
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If any exist could someone recommend me a USB 1.1 compatical DVD-ROM drive? Thanks...
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Response Number 3
Name: per Date: January 26, 2005 at 15:44:50 Pacific
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This may get you started. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=usb+1.1+dvd-rw&btnG=Google+Search
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Response Number 4
Name: cykage Date: January 26, 2005 at 15:49:24 Pacific
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Don't worry, I've been searching for the drive for a while, and still am searching. Just thought I'd post and maybe get some help from you guys. BTW it's ROM not RW.
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Response Number 5
Name: ferg6 Date: January 26, 2005 at 16:01:47 Pacific
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As far as I'm aware ALL USB devices are backward compatible. You may get a warning message saying that the device is USB2 but will play at USB1.1 speed but that's not all that slow. You can also get a PCMCIA USB adapter for your laptop if it is only USB1.1 and this will allow you to run USB 2 devices. Hope this helps you. Stewart
Bit of a wit....half to be precise.
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Response Number 6
Name: the_dr38 Date: January 26, 2005 at 16:08:53 Pacific
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Yeah I get a message saying that "a hi speed device is pluggged into a non-high speed usb port", still seems to work fine tho.
L.Dudley
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Response Number 7
Name: cykage Date: January 26, 2005 at 16:11:13 Pacific
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I would consider a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card, but he has a PCMCIA Wireless card in it, and I'm almost sure both wouldn't fit at the same time (both of the ends are big and might interfere with the other).
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Response Number 8
Name: kinel Date: January 26, 2005 at 16:18:47 Pacific
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As far as I am aware all USB2 devices are backwardly compatible, I think it may well be part of the USB2 spec. I have certainly never come across a USB2 device which failed to work under USB1.
Don't forget by the way that it's purely the box which we're concerned about here, what's in it is totally irrelevent.
Why don't you ask PC City and make it a condition of the sale that it work on USB1 ?
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Response Number 9
Name: ferg6 Date: January 26, 2005 at 19:04:04 Pacific
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Hi. Regarding PCMCIA cards you can stack them as I have a USB adapter and a network card in the conputer I am writing this on.
Bit of a wit....half to be precise.
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Response Number 10
Name: rastko Date: January 27, 2005 at 03:07:36 Pacific
Reply:
dont worry about that message i get that when downloading pictures from my digital camera(fuji film s7000).it works
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