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9-in-1 memory card reader

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One of the PCs (Compaq SR1130NX) the company I work for has a built-in 9-in-1 memory card reader. We recently purchased a new Sony Cybershot digital camera so we bought a high-speed 1GB Memory Stick Pro. We noticed that the transfer speed using the camera attached with a USB cable is faster than the integrated reader so we did at test: it took 2 minutes to copy over 570MB to the hard drive via USB while it took about 9 minutes with the reader. Any idea why it's so slow?
 
That sounds like a logical explanation. Not very surprising coming from Compaq either. They are probably still using old media readers even though their motherboards are USB 2.0. Is there a simple way of confirming the reader is USB 1.1?
 
I have a new H-P Pavilion with one of those multi-readers - absolutely useless for me because it does not handle the most common media around - Compact Flash. So, I use a C/F PCMCIA reader, and it is much faster than any USB port reader. I suspect that the Compaq/H-P alliance mutli-readers are not top of the line.
 
Check the Device Manager under "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" and see if you see something like "USB 2.0 Root Hub" or something that indicates the presence of a 2.0 controller.

AFAIK, "USB Enhanced Controller" is USB2.0, and USB "Universal Controller" is USB1.1. Does your Device Manager have an entry for "Enhanced Controller"?

 
OK, so we've established that the USB controller on your mobo is USB2.0. Now, under the Device Manager, change the View to "Devices by Connection" and make sure that the 9-in-1 reader shows up under the "Enhanced Controller." If it does--then the reader itself may be a 1.1 device. You could buy a 2.0 reader from a place that accepts returns (Staples) to test it out, of course.
 
Wait, if the devices shows up under the USB2 Enhanced controller, doesn't that mean it's USB2?
 
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