I have an eMachines PC and I have not been able to find anywhere in the specification whether the USB ports are 1.1 or 2.0. Will a USB 2.0 pen drive work with a USB 1.1 port? Lewis Griffin
The USB information is available in the Device Manager and via the System Information accessory program.
Right-click on My Computer, select Properties, and go to the Hardware tab. Click on Device Manager in the top window, then click the plus sign at the bottom where it says Universal Serial Bus controllers. Any USB 2 ports will probably be labelled USB 2 Enhanced Host Controller.
However, the simplest way to find a USB 2 port is to plug in a USB 2 thumb drive: Windows will tell you.
If it isn't a USB 2 port, the device should still work, but only at the much slower USB 1.1 speed.
