[G4] USB Port compatibility? 1.1 computer to 2.0 printer

[sr ferenczy]

it should work at 1.1 speeds through a 1.1 hub

sandor


On Nov 12, 2003, at 7:21 PM, John Erdman wrote:

> Thanks,  I understood that to be the case...   My question is.... will 
> a USB 2.0 device work at any speed from a USB 1.1 hub?
>
> tks,
> John
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>
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> On Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 05:08 PM, sr ferenczy wrote:
>
>> i would believe USB 2.0 to be backwards compatible with USB 1.1, as 
>> if you have a USB 2.3 hub, and have a USB 1.1 device connected to it, 
>> all peripherals will run at the 1.1 speed.
>>
>> sandor
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 02:56  PM, John Erdman wrote:
>>
>>> My personal ink jet printer just died. It was hooked to my computer 
>>> (G4 AGP Sawtooth 400 MHz) via USB. As I've been shopping for a 
>>> replacement, I've noticed that most of the new ones have USB 2.0 
>>> connections.
>>>
>>> I understand that if one has a USB 2.0 port on the computer that it 
>>> is backward compatible to 1.1.  appliances.   How about the other 
>>> direction?  Can I feed a USB 2.0 from a old USB port?  Obviously for 
>>> the ink jet I don't need the blazing speed of a 2.0 port.
>>>
>>> Or will I have to invest in a USB 2.0 PCI card?   Any suggestions 
>>> for that, if I have to?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> John
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