hello i have a problem i need to fit a usb2 connection to my pc but the only available slot left on my mobo is agp,and all the cards available are pci fitment can someone please advise
If you already have usb2 ports on the back of the motherboard, and they're all in use, then get a powered usb2 hub. Make sure it's usb2 tho'.................
If you have no usb2 onboard already, then you're b*ggered!!
The only way around it would be to perhaps get combination cards such as USB2.0 & firewire, or remove say the sound card and get an external USB sound card. Other than that I think you will need to upgrade the MoBo to one with less onboard features and more PCI slots.
Yes, I had this problem: running out of PCI slots and wanted to fit another PCI card for USB2.
I removed the network card and installed the USB2 card in its place and bought a USB2 to Network usb device.
Can anyone explain to me why I am not getting the throughput I want (or the same as before) even though USB2 runs at 480Mbit/s and the network port is 100MBit/s?
What do you want and what are you getting. On ethernet between PC's don't expect above 80% utilization. Take of ethernet and IP headers and you'll end up with less again.
I'm not expecting a lot. A 'normal' file (700Mb) transfer via FTP from one machine to the another would take about 3 minutes from 100Mbit/s to 100Mbit/s network interface cards (that's roughly 28Mbit/s). That is also just 25% utilisation.
With the USB2 (note: not 1) to 100Mbit/s ethernet, this takes about 30 minutes. That's ten times slower! What is going on?