Solve : Got an old computer running USB 1.0??

1.	Solve : Got an old computer running USB 1.0??
Answer» Because hard drives have become so inexpensive, a great form of backup is to use an older PC workstation. It's COMPLETELY separate from your primary computer and in the EVENT your primary computer suffers a problem, you at least have a spare computer to use. And most of them can house at least 3 hard drives, which makes a formidable data backup system. Transferring data between the computers is easy to do if they are networked, but if you keep the spare computer completely separate then USB file transfer is the next most convenient means of moving your data. If your old PC has USB 1.0 ports, the speed is rather SLOW. If you install a USB 2.0 PCI card, your USB transfer speeds will increase by about 8 times. Not bad! These upgrades are very cheap to get now. I purchased one with ports also provided in a 3.5" front panel and with IEEE-1397 ports included, for just $25 at MWave.com. It's a great way to increase the usability of your old PC.

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