xtreemgreen
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I have a gateway GT5414E and ever since I loaded a new OS to it, it says the device can perform faster when I plug a usb in..
Do I need MB drivers?
Do I need MB drivers?
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USB performance issue
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Which 'new OS'? Windows, Linux?
Quite possibly, as it may need these for proper chipset and USB 2.0 support.
xtreemgreen
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Windows 7... Sorry.
Windows 7 is usually very good at finding it's own drivers, unlike XP. Go into the control panel > device manager and see if you've got something like 'USB 2.0, hi-speed controller' or similar listed in the devices, and that it's not got any errors showing. You are plugging your devices directly into the PC and not going through a hub?
I did encounter something similar myself on a Windows Vista laptop, 'this device can perform faster..', turned out to be a hardware fault with the laptop's USB.
XplosiV
Master X is Watching You
You probably just need to get updated chipset drivers for the motherboard, hopefully these will include the usb drivers needed for win 7. You might be able to find seperate usb drivers.
It might be an idea to make sure your hardware is compatable with win 7.
If its only when you plug in a usb device, then its probably down to one of two things, if the device is a flash drive then your just being asked if you want to use the flash drive as extra ram for windows 7, if the device is a hard drive or camera (or similar) then win 7 is telling you that the usb ports on your machine are the older 1.1 ones and to get better performance you should use a twin connection cable (one end into your device, two connectors that both plug into your pc, using two usb ports) these cables will have three usb connectors not two.
It might be an idea to make sure your hardware is compatable with win 7.
If its only when you plug in a usb device, then its probably down to one of two things, if the device is a flash drive then your just being asked if you want to use the flash drive as extra ram for windows 7, if the device is a hard drive or camera (or similar) then win 7 is telling you that the usb ports on your machine are the older 1.1 ones and to get better performance you should use a twin connection cable (one end into your device, two connectors that both plug into your pc, using two usb ports) these cables will have three usb connectors not two.