I have a Dell Inspiron 530 desktop that I purchased last August. I have been noticing that when I connect a USB device to the front USB ports on my computer that I get the message that the device would work faster if connected to USB 2.0. I assumed that since this is a 2007 desktop that all the 8 USB ports would be 2.0 and not 1.1. I was told by Dell support last evening that all front USB ports on all desktops (by all manufacturers) have to be 1.1 due to system architecture. Since all the back USB ports on my desktop are already being used (printer, scanner, mouse/keyboard, etc.), and it is easier to use front ports, I was wondering if this information is correct and if there is anything I can do to get USB 2.0 ports on the front of my desktop. The 2.0 USB ports under Device Manager say "USB2 Enhanced Host Controller," while all the other USB ports say "USB Universal Host Controller." Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
system specs link http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/inspd530/EN/OM/appendix.htm#wp1052310 USB four front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors USB Device Setting USB Controller—Enabled or Disabled (Enabled by default) USB Operation Mode—High Speed; Full/Low Speed (High Speed by default) check in the bios to see what the usb's are set at. my computer doesn't have that problem but then it is a clone not a namebrand like dell or hp.
