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Subject: old laptop help
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mackxx 18.01.10 - 08:33pm
A mate is having problems installing a t mobile broadband dongle. In device manager there are no usb devices showing at all. could the problem be drivers ?? I even plugged my usb mouse in, which did not work either. thanks * +
axlisbak 18.01.10 - 09:45pm
how old is the laptop? it might not have usb2 ports * +
mackxx 18.01.10 - 10:59pm
its a TIME computers laptop with xp installed. think its only usb 1.0 but they should show up in device manager * +
jay.mack 19.01.10 - 12:30am
try the motherboard manufacturers site. see if theres drivers of a fix there. use cpu-z to get the motherboard make. * +
axlisbak 19.01.10 - 07:01am
could be the usb then, but then again when it happened with me the computer at least gave me a warning that the mp3 cable was incompatible with the usb1.0 port... 
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mackxx 19.01.10 - 02:17pm
am i wasting my time if its only usb 1.0 ? It almost certainly is given its age. Or will it just be a tad slower? * +
jay.mack 19.01.10 - 02:19pm
it should just be slower but then again the device your trying to run may not recognise the pc if its a pre standardised usb port ie, 1.0 and not 1.01 * +
carta28 19.01.10 - 02:20pm
it will be alot slower * +
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