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I have acquired a T61 Model:7661Hs7, Windows 7, 64-bit.
There are 2 vertical USB ports on the left side and 1 vertical port on the right, next to the CD drive.
Device Manager lists:
5 x Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller
2 x Intel(R) ICH8 FamilyUSB2 Enhanced Host Controller
7 x USB Root Hub
I'd like to connect a USB2 device to the T61. Which port should I use?
Most gratefully yours,
Matt
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Which USB2 ports are active on my T61?
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axur-delmeria
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Re: Which USB2 ports are active on my T61?
All of them are USB 2.0 ports. One way to test is to plug in a USB flash drive and monitor the transfer speed while copying files from it to the laptop. USB 1.0 maxes out at a little over 1 megabyte/sec (most of the time it's below that), while USB 2.0 reaches 30+ megabytes/sec.
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Re: Which USB2 ports are active on my T61?
I knew I'd be embarrassed by the answer.. Thanks.
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