USB Identification.

[ste20man]

Hi all.

I have a quick question about the USB ports on my computer. I have a screenshot hosted here on Flikr:

USB | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Of the 5 USB's that are listed, one is a USB2. Is the USB2 Enhanced Host Controller a USB2.0 port?

I am looking because I am going to buy an audio interface and if I have a 2.0 in there then I will get something a little better 'cos I want as little latency as possible when recording vocals.

There is one other thing also, if it turns out that there is a 2.0 port, is there a way to physically differentiate which port is the 2.0?

I have 3 USB's on the back and 2 on the front of my tower. At the moment I don't know which is which and do not know what to physically look for when I look in or out of the case.

If anyone can help me out here I'd be grateful,

All the best, Ste.

 

[stormy13]

From the specs for your motherboard,

USB

1. Integrated in the South Bridge
2. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 775 - GA-G31M-ES2L (rev. 2.3)

All the USB ports are 2.0/1.1, so no need to worry about which is which.

 

[essenbe]

To check, go to device manager and expand USB serial bus controllers. If any of them have the word enhanced, you have USB 2.0.

 

[ste20man]

Thanks guys, swift asdvice indeed!

I should always remember to check the manual. Noob mistake number one!

Thanks again, all the best, Ste.