How to Install High Speed USB Port
If a flash drive on your computer is taking much longer to transfer files to it than it took to transfer data to a friend's computer, you most surely are connecting the flash drive to an old version of a USB port. The old version (USB 1.1) connectors look exactly identical to the USB 2.0 connectors that precede it, but you will notice that devices will work much slower on these ports due to limitations in the old standards. Your device probably still works on USB 1.1 because of backward compatibility, but you should really look into installing a high-speed USB port on your computer if you are experiencing uncomfortably slow transfer speeds.
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Instructions
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Save all the data you are working on and disconnect the main power cable from the back of your computer after shutting it off.
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Unscrew the screws on the edge of the back side of the computer to the left side while its front is facing you.
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Lift the cover that you just finished unscrewing and lay the computer flat on its side.
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Look for some slots that your USB adapter will fit well in. Have a good look at the device and try to put it right over a slot to see if it is the appropriate slot. All motherboards are designed to a certain standard to make sure you don't connect a device where you are not supposed to. No two slot types are identical.
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Press the USB adapter firmly onto the motherboard's peripheral slot without applying too much force. Try with the tail end of the card first and then slowly work your way to the metal plate on the front. Using too much inclination, however, will cause the metal plate to stick to the side of the computer case while you are trying to push it down.
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Screw the metal plate onto the computer case in the small hole found at the top of it.
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Close up your computer's case again and screw the screws back in.
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