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USB Problem

Apr 4, 2004 3:24PM PDT

message: My operating system is windows 98 SE. My machine is Pentium3 700 MHz.
I can't install neither my webcam nor video camera. A friend of mine says that
is may be USB problem which mine are USB 1 and cameras require USB 2.
My question is :
What is difference between USB 1 and USB 2 ?? is it hardware or software
difference?? And how can I solve the problem?? Thanks.
Kamran

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Re:USB Problem
Apr 4, 2004 9:53PM PDT
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Re:USB Problem
Apr 4, 2004 11:30PM PDT

All USB 2 devices are backward compatible to USB 1.

USB2 is about 40 times the speed of USB1.

You could always add a USB2 card to your system to get the benefit of the faster speed.