Faster usb?

you want this sort of thing, assuming you have a spare pci slot in the pc

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?origin=gbase1&prodID=B69025

a usb2 hub will still only use your existing usb1 ports, tis will give you usb 2 ports

if you are using Xp then it should just plug in and work

this will give you more ports

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/cablestar/items/item.aspx?itemid=3928839&source=googlebase

you need to open the pc, there are normally some slots at the back of the pc case blocked up with metal strips

on the motherboard when you open the pc they look like



the back will look like this



very easy to do on xp, just remove the metal blanking strip

plug in the card and put the screw in the top to hold it in

replace the cover

XP will "detect new hardware" and install if it has the drivers or ask for the CD that comes with the PCI card

no, unless the tech specs for the card you buy have a minimum ram requirement that exceeds the Pc's

bronzie wrote:

Looking at the links above the prices of the PCI cards is under £3, this seems really cheap when I compare it to others than I have seen at around £25 not that I am complaining I just wondered if there is something special about it

there is very little in usb pci cards, just some connectors on the pcb and a really dumb chip manufactured on an antiquated production line which would be getting scraped otherwise.

that coupled with the fact that most motherboard in the last 3 years already have usb 2 and they cant really charge that much for it.

there is always someone willing to pay over the odds for a part they think is superior but usb2 is a standard spec so just get the cheapest, it will probably be oem and the box may not be as nice but who cares.