Please help, need advice on USB1 to new computer

Blackpool_Saver

Thanks for all the replies, some are beyond me in technical terms, I am looking them up on Google

ddoris

Surely a pci usb2 card would work. Your old usb1 ports will always be usb1 but the new card usb's will be usb2.
Have you got new pc yet?

closed

pointless buying a usb2 card for a one off job, just leave it copying until it's finished via usb1, it will take a few hours but will still work

or

use ethernet
use dvd's
fit drive in new system
buy a usb caddy for new system

macman

ddoris wrote: »

Surely a pci usb2 card would work. Your old usb1 ports will always be usb1 but the new card usb's will be usb2.
Have you got new pc yet?

But unless the mobo supports USB2, they will only run at USB1 speeds. USB2 was introduced around mid-2000, so that's one very ancient PC.

Dave_C_2

I would highly recommend avoiding USB altogether and either

• Buy an ethernet cross-over cable and connect the two PCs with that
• Or connect the two PCs as part of the home network via your the internet router.

This means that you don't have to buy an external drive, just ethernet cabling.

See post 12 for links.

Dave

ddoris

"But unless the mobo supports USB2, they will only run at USB1 speeds" - we disagree! the motherboard supports pci , faster than usb2, the card supports usb2.
As posted, not worth buying for only one off use.

Blackpool_Saver

Dave_C wrote: »

I would highly recommend avoiding USB altogether and either

• Buy an ethernet cross-over cable and connect the two PCs with that
• Or connect the two PCs as part of the home network via your the internet router.

This means that you don't have to buy an external drive, just ethernet cabling.

See post 12 for links.

Dave

ethernet cross over cable? I like the sound of that, can you just connect them together and 2nd pc sees 1st as a drive?

Blackpool_Saver

macman wrote: »

But unless the mobo supports USB2, they will only run at USB1 speeds. USB2 was introduced around mid-2000, so that's one very ancient PC.

It sure is, it's one of 3 in this house, my sons is 2 years old and my lappy is one year old, but this my trusty old desktop is still going, it's been reinstalled so many times lol, but it's time it retired............

RussJK

Perhaps your son might help you with the networking aspects.

Dave_C_2

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

ethernet cross over cable? I like the sound of that, can you just connect them together and 2nd pc sees 1st as a drive?

Sadly it's not as simple as that . Yes you just plug the cable between the ethernet ports, but you have to mess around with TCP/IP settings, not a job for the faint hearted as it will probably mess up your internet connection - I wish I hadn't mentioned it.

It's much easier if both computers are connected via your internet router/home hub. If the old xp desktop is connected by Ethernet to the router and the laptop is connected by wireless that will do.

Can both your computers connect to the internet at the same time? If so try the links in post 12.

Dave