Where are my HI-SPEED USB ports? (Asus laptop)
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 23:18
This is a non-critical question.
My 2GB 2GHz ASUS laptop has 5 USB sockets.
The 4 on the back are used for the scanner, KVM switch(1), and two USB external hard drives for backups.
The 1 port on the side is used for memory keys, uploading images from cameras.
Tonight for the first time ever I clicked on the little balloon that appears after I hook up the two USB drives; the balloon tells me that if only I would plug the drives into the HI-SPEED ports, the drives would work faster.
Not that I care; while the backup is running I go wash the dishes and bake some cookies etc. Best stay away and let the backup run, is my motto.
The image (below) says that I have 8 ports.
Where are the other three?!??!!!
I might be confusing a port with a socket?
That CanonScan 3200/3200F is my flatbed scanner.
I am not sure why only one hard drive is shown; two were plugged in and turned on at the time the snapshot was taken.
And we know they KVM is plugged in because I'm typing this, right?
The image says "... connect it to one of the ports ... in bold type", and only the line "USB Root Hub (8 ports)" is in bold type. (1) Keyboard-Video-Mouse that lets me use one keyboard and one mouse and one monitor for two machines, switching between machines with a Scroll-Scroll-Up sequence.
My 2GB 2GHz ASUS laptop has 5 USB sockets.
The 4 on the back are used for the scanner, KVM switch(1), and two USB external hard drives for backups.
The 1 port on the side is used for memory keys, uploading images from cameras.
Tonight for the first time ever I clicked on the little balloon that appears after I hook up the two USB drives; the balloon tells me that if only I would plug the drives into the HI-SPEED ports, the drives would work faster.
Not that I care; while the backup is running I go wash the dishes and bake some cookies etc. Best stay away and let the backup run, is my motto.
The image (below) says that I have 8 ports.
Where are the other three?!??!!!
I might be confusing a port with a socket?
That CanonScan 3200/3200F is my flatbed scanner.
I am not sure why only one hard drive is shown; two were plugged in and turned on at the time the snapshot was taken.
And we know they KVM is plugged in because I'm typing this, right?
The image says "... connect it to one of the ports ... in bold type", and only the line "USB Root Hub (8 ports)" is in bold type. (1) Keyboard-Video-Mouse that lets me use one keyboard and one mouse and one monitor for two machines, switching between machines with a Scroll-Scroll-Up sequence.