Usb 2.0 card???

Patricide

Ok in the market for a new mp3 as my 20 gig is now both old and full, Prob gonna get an 80 gb i pod just cause its slim and its 80 gigs and its got a slightly better battery life than the vision m.

Anyway onto the topic, I apparently NEED a usb 2.0 port to work the ipod, makes sense but even if i didnt id still want one anyway cause transfering 20 gigs via usb 1.0 is NOT FUN.

Anyway whats the cheapst option of ugrading to usb 2.0, I assume you can get a usb card like your regular sound cards and stuff yea? Would anyone care to point me in the direction of the cheapst one possible?

Ruu_Old

Yep, USB 2.0 PCI card is what you are looking for, probably cost no more than 15-20 eurons. Slot it and off you go.

This one is fine from Komplett.ie, 15 euro minus shipping.

Patricide

Ok i have totally forgotten most of this computer stuff but this is a fairly old computer and i think...i think its an agp board(could be so off that there is even no such things as agp boards). Is this gonna **** me over?

Ruu_Old

Unless your computer is ancient then its going to have a PCI slot (they came in mid 1993 I think), the AGP slot is for graphics cards (it looks like that brown one in the picture below actually). You shouldn't have any issues.

The white ones there are PCI slots.

Patricide

Yup got one of them, i knew agi and pci and pci e were somthing graphics related.........doh!!, i recon i got one free, cant seem to find one on komplett, all im getting is flash drives, any chance of a bit of help.

Also thanks for the speedy replys it seems like any time i post here (Day or night) you have a reply 2 seconds later.

Ruu_Old

Yeah I edited my second post to put in a link to one of the USB cards, Marx Computers or Peats probably have some also. They normally come with 1-4 USB ports.

Patricide

Cheers ruu, i normally dont use this terminology but your a legend man.