Re: Another Dimension 8100 Question - USB

thank you tom,

i will look into this immediately.

indera

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yes,
>
> I have the Buslink USB 2 Cardbus (PCCard) in my Inspiron 2100. The only
> 'challenge' is that to drive an external hard drive, the pccard has to
have
> power from an external brick (included) EVEN IF the hard drive is powered.
> Annoying, but not a huge problem.
>
> Tom
> "Dr. Indera" <> wrote in message
> news:dVuac.166603$. net...
> > hi hank,
> >
> > can this be done on a laptop? i have an inspiron 8000 and the usb port
is
> > 1.1 and i have trouble using my usb external hard drive.
> >
> > thanks
> > indera
> >
> > "Hank Arnold" <> wrote in message
> > news:bwbac.154883$. net...
> > > Absolutely. I have an 8100 that has 1.1 USB ports. I added a USB 2.0
> card
> > > and am currently running an external hard drive for backups that uses
> USB
> > > 2.0
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Hank Arnold
> > >
> > > "Nivek" <> wrote in message
> > > news:Ld9ac.127497$...
> > > > I'm thinking about upgrading my USB ports from 1.1 to 2.0. Can the
two
> > > > flavors of USB can coexist peacefully or will I need to disable USB
> 1.1?
> > > If
> > > > I do need to disable 1.1 is that easily done in the BIOS?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again,
> > > >
> > > > Kevin
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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