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Posted by mtw2 on May 8, 2008, 5:56 pm
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> On May 7, 5:42 pm, bok...@zonnet.nl (Gerard Bok) wrote:
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> > On Wed, 7 May 2008 09:06:06 -0700 (PDT), m...@hw.ac.uk wrote:
> > >Ive got a toshiba laptop and I would like to get an external harddrive
> > >for it. i dont know anything about computers. could somebody give me
> > >some advice?
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> > First, check if your laptop supports USB 2.0.
> > Then, check that your laptop is not running Windows 98 or Me.
> > If both are clear, you can just about use any USB external.
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> > If you have USB 2.0 and Windows 98 or Me, make sure that the
> > drive you buy supports Win 98/Me.
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> > And if your laptop doesn't support USB 2 (and in that case it
> > will most probably also fail to support firewire and / or eSata),
> > better think again. Then you will probably don't want an external
> > drive at all (as things will get very, very slow.)
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> > --
> > Kind regards,
> > Gerard Bok
>
> Thanks Gerard!
> Its Windows XP. But how do I check if my laptop supports USB 2 ?
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> Look at the USB ports at the bottom of the page in Device manager (press
> windows+break then select Device Manager). The word you are looking for i=
s
> 'enhanced'. If any of the ports are labelled as 'enhanced', then you have=
> high speed USB.
Thanks!
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