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Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Notebook Card
Belkin (
21 May, 2003 )
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it works very well  |
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if youre using windows xp then you just plug-and-play... itll be automatically detected and then itll be ready for use... its really excellent... im quite happy about it...
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Great idea - when it works  |
I had a few problems when first installing the card, even though I was running Windows XP SP1, I still had to download the drivers from the Belkin website. This product works fine under Windows XP Pro, the data transfer speed is significantly faster than that of USB 1. However, on my Windows XP Home laptop, when I have my external hard drive plugged into the card and I try to open a file my machine freezes and I am forced to reboot! Not particularly helpful, and the manufacturers website has so far given no clues...
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Good, but a pain to install.  |
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Finally got the USB2 card running after four hours of playing about removing, installing and updating windows drivers.
I followed the installation instructions to the letter but unfortunatly the card would not auto install under win XP home edition (fully updated & at SP1) correctly.
The manufacturers website online help was poor and it was only my experience of windows operating systems that allowed me to complete the installation correctly.
I fear for the casual home user who is expecting correct plug and play operation.
However when the card is installed you have a very good and cheap (for notebook) usb2 upgrade. True it sticks out of the side, but not enough to be of concern. In the majority of cases you can use it without the power adapter (which does ship with it) the only exceptions are some bus powered scanners and web cams otherwise it is a well constructed and good performing upgrade card.
The only question that remains is: When oh when, will microsoft and third party vendors get plug and play right??
Verdit buy it and try it, but be prepared to play with the device manager if need be.
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