I have a dell c610 laptop ,a little beauty but it has a usb1.1 port, can I update to 2.0 or do I need to phyically put in new usb port. I just need to run a thumb drive through it.i ahve been told by computer "experts" very conflicting advice - plug in external with power supply -change port inside computer and no it's impossible to change. It have sp2 on it and I have original discs from dell its not on net by I can do so through my desk top dell site offered little help Cheers
Software/Hardware used:
ASKED:
May 20, 2008 1:52 AM
UPDATED:
May 23, 2008 12:29 PM
Adding a USB 2.2 port (or ports) to a notebook system can only be done via hardware expansion (the aforementioned CardBus / PC Card / PCMCIA expansion card). The USB controller is a system board (motherboard) component and cannot easily be upgraded (if at all…).
You can find a CardBus USB 2.2 card for USD 10.00 – 30.00.