I BURN a lot of cd's and the cd-rw DRIVE on my computer was too slow.  It says it's 16*10*32.  Today I BOUGHT an external CD-RW drive that says it's 52*32*52.  The first error message I got was when I plugged the USB cable in.  It said I need to add a Hi-Speed USB HOST controller.  How do I do that?  When I tried to burn a cd with it, an error message came up when I tried to burn it at 52x.  I then tried to go lower and the same error message kept coming up until I tried it at 16x.  What do I have to do to burn a cd at higher speeds?  Please help!
ThanksInformation about the Universal Serial BUSOk, thanks for the information on the USB, but because I am totally computer illiterate, I have no idea what I was reading.  I know I have TWO places on the front of my computer for USB's and I have used them for transferring songs to my MP3 player, but I do not know if they are Hi-Speed or not.  When I go into Device Manager, it says the USB's I have are "Intel 82801 BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller-2442, and the other says 2444)  Does this help any?  Windows XP will warn you if they are not USB 2.0. It will tell you that the drive is capable of faster transmission.

You should refer to the mainboard manual. It can tell you what type of USB ports are there for use.