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USB/Chipset Relation Query

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by eddy05, Oct 19, 2002.

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  1. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    I wonder if I buy a USB 2.0 PCI card, will it work fully with my system, at 480Mb/s?

    CPU: PGA423 Pentium 4 1.8ghz
    RAM: 256mb PC800
    PCI: PCI Interface 2.0
    Chipset: Original i850

    The i850 chipset does not supports USB 2.0, only 1.1
    eddy05, Oct 19, 2002
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  2. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    A USB 2.0 PCI Card? Never heard of it, USB(Universal Serial Bus) and PCI(Pheripheral Component Interconnect) are different things though they are bus. Are you talking about fitting a USB 2.0 device to your pc? Give some more details.
    young&wild, Oct 19, 2002
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  3. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    USB 2.0 PCI Card

    eh? You never heard of it? It's something like this. It's a PCI card outfitted with USB ports for USB devices.
    eddy05, Oct 19, 2002
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  4. Per Hansson TechSpot Server Guru

    The max speed of the PCI bus is 133MB/sec

    Though the USB is not 480MB, it's 480Mbps divide this with 8 and you get the MB rating which is 60MB

    Not even half of the PCI bus; so yes; you will get "Max performance" out of it...
    Per Hansson, Oct 19, 2002
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  5. ss1 Newcomer, in training

    Also you must remember that you have USB 2.0 devices any benfit out of it.





    ss1.
    ss1, Oct 19, 2002
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  6. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    I think the way I ask the question is wrong... (thinks how to phrase it) I was trying to ask whether it'll work as a 2.0 when the i850 only supports 1.1... will the USB card work at 1.1 instead?
    eddy05, Oct 19, 2002
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  7. ss1 Newcomer, in training

    Yes it will work as 2.0 card, since it is using a independent Chipset from the motherboard.

    ss1.
    ss1, Oct 19, 2002
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  8. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin

    It will work at USB 2.0, since there's a controller chipset on the system board which is USB 1.1, but when you introduce the USB 2.0 PCI card, it will have another controller chipset on the card, which is USB 2.0.

    Just trying to make sense of what ss1 said ;)
    Vehementi, Oct 19, 2002
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  9. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    Thanks Guys

    Your replies has been very useful.
    eddy05, Oct 20, 2002
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  10. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    Re: USB 2.0 PCI Card

    Forgive for my ignorance , it seems that i m bit left out!! :(
    young&wild, Oct 20, 2002
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  11. --Ne0-CyPh3r-- Newcomer, in training

    PCI card fitted with USB ports? I haven't heard of anything like that either............:(

    (It took me 8 refreshes to successfully load this "Post Reply" page.....it kept saying that the page couldn't be loaded.......maybe I've zapped my internal modem with too much static electricity?.....:confused: )
    --Ne0-CyPh3r--, Oct 21, 2002
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