USB 2.0 possible for A31?

[crg7]

Hi all:

After getting ripped off on ebay (described as "USB 2 port card"!! -- it was a USB card with 2 ports), would like your advice.

Is it possible to upgrade to USB 2.0? If yes, what do I buy?

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[schen]

You can either buy a honest to gosh USB 2.0 PC Card (I have an adaptec that does a good job and has firewire too), or you get a Dock and put a PCI USB 2.0 Card in it.

[crg7]

What model did you get and does it give you USB 2.0 speed?
I may be (and want to be) wrong, but I recall reading that the cardbus controller in A31 doesn't support USB 2.0.

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[schen]

What model did you get and does it give you USB 2.0 speed?
I may be (and want to be) wrong, but I recall reading that the cardbus controller in A31 doesn't support USB 2.0.

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Off the top of my head (because I don't have the card with me) is that it's the Adaptec 1422. I haven't tested it, but it sure is one heck of a lot faster than the USB 1.1 port on the machine. I used it last night to move a bunch of big photo files onto my External HDD and it was pretty fast.

[crg7]

Hi:

Really appreciate if you someone can clarify about A31 and USB 2.0.

Is there a cardbus card or other means of installing USB 2.0 ports? If so do post the means and speed results.

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[BeeJayEmm]

schen seems to have done that above. schen has an Adaptec AUA-1422 and lists an A31 in the sig. I have used the Adaptec AUA-1420A USB 2.0 only (no FireWire combo) CardBus card with great results in a Compaq notebook (hope that's not a dirty word around here!). I haven't clocked the actual speed but it seemed to work faster than the onboard USB 2.0 port in my R52. I know the A31 has a CardBus-capable slot so I assume any CardBus USB 2.0 adapter would work. Perhaps another A31 owner can confirm or deny this. I would stay away from Zonet, if they still offer a USB adapter. It gave me trouble.