Tuesday, February 19, 2008

How to Check if you have High Speed USB 2.0 flash drive or an older 1.1 flash drive

I get asked this all the time.....how do I know if it is usb 2.0 or something less....if you think your supplier may be less than honorable...ask them for a working sample and follow the steps below....this will tell you what you are getting...........














Standard USB 2.0 (Above)
If your Device Manager shows an ENHANCED USB Host Controller, the system has High Speed USB (USB 2.0) capability.
Types of High Speed USB (USB 2.0) Host Controllers
Intel Enhanced
SiS Enhanced
VIA Enhanced
ALi Enhanced
Standard Enhanced
NEC Enhanced
The system shown has onboard Intel High Speed USB (USB 2.0) with an NEC High Speed USB (USB 2.0) PCI card installed.
The key word is ENHANCED. If you have an ENHANCED USB Host Controller then you have High Speed USB (USB 2.0)
All other types are USB v.1.1