USB ports is there a difference?

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May 24, 2013 - 10:45

H and M Video

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Installed a 4 port USB 2.0 PCI card in my PC last week to avoid using the top mounted USB ports as they get unsightly. I had my Canon MX850 printer and 2 External HD's connected to the USB card. Using the Printer to print out 3 DVD's I found that it would only print one DVD and I had to go through the whole print procedure for each DVD. When scanning in a Photo with the Canon MX850 the scanner would not work. I removed the MX850's USB cable from the new card and reconnected it to one of the PC's built in ports and it is back working as it should.

So for you technical buffs out there, is there a difference between USB ports and are some of their functions limited. Or is it the mere fact that the USB card would be functioning via a PCI card?

Harry

PC Specialist 3Gz Dual Core, Premiere CS3, Encore CS3, After Effects CS3, Matrox RT.X2, Panasonic HD HS-300, Z1E & PMW-EX3 Cams.

Now with a PC Specialist Quad Core i7-3770, 16GB RAM, 180GB SSD, GeForce GTX560 Ti Graphics Card, Blu-Ray & DVD R/W Burners and can't wait to set it up. Now up and running. What a difference in Blu-Ray footage.