Is the USB version the version of the driver of the USB port or is the different in ports of different version?

Question

Whenever I connect my iPod it sometimes run properly and fast but sometimes it gives a message saying it will work faster if u connect it to USB version 2.0 port and it works very slowly... So will this matter resolve if I update the driver of the USB port?

Answer 1

You gave precious little info here to adequately answer your question. Are you always using the same USB port, or are you sometimes using one, and at other times using another? I ask this, because my computer has both USB2.0 and USB1.1 ports. Some run at high speed and other are slow. If I plug a device into the slower 1.1 ports, I get the same message as you do. The computer recognizes that the device is a USB2.0 and that it is not using a 2.0 port.



It is also possible that you have a port with a faulty driver, that sometimes does not work as a 2.0. If this is the case you would have to go into the control panel and uninstall the usb drivers, then reboot and allow windows to reinstall the USB ports.

In Xp Start - Control Panel - System - Device Manager

Scan down to find the USB controllers, which will be toward the bottom of the list. Select each controller one at a time and right click. Then click on uninstall. When all are uninstalled, you then can reboot the machine and windows will see the devices and reinstall fresh copies of the drivers.



Test the iPod now and see if the problem is still occurring.

Answer 2

Update the drivers in device manager...



You might need to be logged on as an administrator in order to do this.



To open Device Manager, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click System. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

Answer 3

If you have USB 2.0 you enable it in the BIOS

If you have XP you need service pack 2 also.