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Thinking of changing to usb 2.0 do i have to remove the usb 1.1

Posted By : Jerry of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on December 4, 2004

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Usb 2.0 is a PCI card correct?

Mine is the older version like 1.1 i think.

So i'm think of changing to usb 2.0 do i have to remove the usb 1.1 ?

This question was answered on December 4, 2004. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.


Your 3-4 year old computer has USB 1.1 and the only way that it can be made to use USB 2.0 is to install a USB 2.0 PCI card if you have an available PCI slot.

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Posted by Jerry of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on December 4, 2004

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