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Tech help, please...How can you find your USB version? (Semi-geek vanity)

Posted on 05/27/2005 3:12:20 PM PDT by paulat

I'm sorry to trouble y'all, but we have some major geeks out there. I'm wanting to buy a TV tuner for my notebook and most say you have to have USB 2.0 for them to work properly.

I've been all through Control Panel and can't find what my version is. How would I locate that?

I am on a Dell Inspiron 2650 running Windows XP Pro.

Any hints? Thanking you in advance!!!


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: help; howthehellisthisnews; imaneedyperson; readtheeffinmannual
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1 posted on 05/27/2005 3:12:21 PM PDT by paulat
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To: paulat

If I am not mistaken, you go to "start," then Help and Support. From there, you are at the Dell Support page and you must click on the subject (forget the name) to see a detailed report of all of the info about drivers, etc. that are on your system.


2 posted on 05/27/2005 3:15:16 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: paulat

Step 1. Open manual

Step 2. Read specifications


3 posted on 05/27/2005 3:15:30 PM PDT by WilliamWallace1999
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To: WilliamWallace1999

My bad...bought the 'puter second-hand...no manual.


4 posted on 05/27/2005 3:17:43 PM PDT by paulat
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To: paulat

Try looking under Device Manager - right-click My Computer and choose "Manage" from the menu that appears. On the left side of the new window, click "Device Manager" and on the bottom right will be the USB root hub. Check in there.


5 posted on 05/27/2005 3:18:31 PM PDT by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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To: paulat

The manuals are worthless as there is nothing in them that says what the specific items are. Let me look at mine.


6 posted on 05/27/2005 3:19:02 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: paulat

Pretty much any newish laptop will be sporting USB 2.0.

YMMV, however.


7 posted on 05/27/2005 3:19:30 PM PDT by thoolou (Politics--The last refuge of the nincompoop. - Berke Breathed)
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To: paulat
Look on the bottom of the machine for a sticker with the service tag number on it. Go to this page:

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/en/product_support_hub?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

and punch in the service tag. Voila, the complete specs for your machine.

8 posted on 05/27/2005 3:21:12 PM PDT by general_re ("Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith, but in doubt." - Reinhold Niebuhr)
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To: paulat

If it's less than 4 years old, the odds are extremely high it is USB version 2. Version 1 is on older computers.


9 posted on 05/27/2005 3:22:31 PM PDT by Adiemus
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To: paulat

I just checked mine and it used to be listed there BUT it appears that Dell (in the background without my knowing) installed Dell Support Version 3 and now, I can't find all of the details of what is on my system. I should have a copy that I printed a long time ago somewhere.

Or, what if you go to the Dell site and enter your Asset Tag # which might also help you.


10 posted on 05/27/2005 3:23:59 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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Plug in a device you know is 2.0, you will get a message if it is plugged into an older USB.


11 posted on 05/27/2005 3:26:03 PM PDT by NavVet (“Benedict Arnold was wounded in battle fighting for America, but no one remembers him for that.”)
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To: paulat

Plug in a thumb drive and copy a large file onto the drive. If it estimates a half-hour, it's ver. 1.1


12 posted on 05/27/2005 3:28:15 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze
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To: paulat

The User Guide is online:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2600/en/sm_en/index.htm

"How Do I Know if My Computer Has USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 Support?"

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1076891&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19


13 posted on 05/27/2005 3:29:03 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (L'chaim!)
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To: paulat
Download and run Belarc Advisor. It should give you a detailed accounting of your system and software apps.
14 posted on 05/27/2005 3:33:24 PM PDT by oh8eleven
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To: NavVet

Plug in a device you know is 2.0, you will get a message if it is plugged into an older USB.
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Yes, I have the same laptop, Inspiron 2650 and it has 1.1 USB. You can get a card that is USB 2.0 to put in to get the faster connection. I am looking at getting one soon.
Good luck.


15 posted on 05/27/2005 3:36:26 PM PDT by AJMaXx (ILU Roo.....!)
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To: paulat
Looks like your question was already answered...
I am a big fan of belarc advisor (just google 'belarc')
it is a little file that you can put on a disk and will give you LOTS of useful info on your system such as how many open ram slots and what type of RAM, HDD serial #, ect.
I always bring a disk with this program on it and run it on a friend's computer before troubleshooting/upgrading.
Hope this helps!
16 posted on 05/27/2005 3:36:29 PM PDT by Unassuaged (I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
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To: paulat

My Inspiron 2650 has USB 1.1 (it's at least 2.5 years old)...


17 posted on 05/27/2005 3:36:52 PM PDT by A. Goodwin
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Google is your friend:

"How do I determine what version of USB I'm using?"

Then click on the first link.

18 posted on 05/27/2005 3:40:08 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: A. Goodwin

Nothing has been definitive so far...sorry...I think you're right A. Goodwin...my puter is AT LEAST 3 years old.


19 posted on 05/27/2005 3:41:18 PM PDT by paulat
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To: FreedomCalls

Sorry...doesn't answer the question. Just takes you in circles and the Windows info page doesn't exist.

Google is NOT ALWAYS your friend....


20 posted on 05/27/2005 3:48:07 PM PDT by paulat
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