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How to speed up your existing slow USB

Feb 23, 2006 11:59PM PST

I have a windows XP operating system with a 1100 mhz AMd duron with a 512 ram and was wondering if i can turn my usb to high speed without changing the motherboard, so my daughter can use her ipod on my computer

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Install a PCI USB 2.0 card.
Feb 24, 2006 12:08AM PST

Look at newegg.com or geeks.com. Cheap... Easy.

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iPod Related Notes Regarding SP2 USB 2.0
Feb 24, 2006 10:22PM PST

Hmm, so maybe this is why my iPod works on my laptop which has XP SP1 Installed, but fails to be detected by my PC which got XP SP2. I have already tried the workarounds noted by these two Knowledge Base articles even before I read these, but it simply failed to work. I don't know if there has been any reports of iPods failing to work on XP SP2 systems, but I would suggest that if you are trying to use iPods on XP, try it first on the store with both SP1 and SP2 before you buy if at all possible.

Oh and mine is an iPod Photo 30GB one. It might be that my iPod is defective too.