Comments on: It isn’t just USB 1’s fault, it’s this stupid thumb drive http://blog.xcski.com/2008/02/08/it-isnt-just-usb-1s-fault-its-this-stupid-thumb-drive Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:37:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe D http://blog.xcski.com/2008/02/08/it-isnt-just-usb-1s-fault-its-this-stupid-thumb-drive/comment-page-1#comment-76798 Joe D Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:55:51 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/02/08/it-isnt-just-usb-1s-fault-its-this-stupid-thumb-drive#comment-76798 I had all kinds of speed issues with USB. It wouldn't reliably recognize 2.0 devices, was slow, etc. Finally, I had an epiphany and realized that the problem was the cables taking the motherboard USB connectors to the ports on the front of the case. So I bought one of those drive-bay USB port housings that came with shielded cables. All my problems went away after that. I had all kinds of speed issues with USB. It wouldn’t reliably recognize 2.0 devices, was slow, etc.

Finally, I had an epiphany and realized that the problem was the cables taking the motherboard USB connectors to the ports on the front of the case.

So I bought one of those drive-bay USB port housings that came with shielded cables. All my problems went away after that.

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