Ok, I'm trying to CONNECT my new external harddrive to my PC.  It's USB 2.0 and, apparantly, so are at least some of my USB ports (ie. my device manager labels 1 as 'USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller ' and 3 others as simply 'USB Universal Host Controller').  To complicate matters, I have 4 USB ports on the back and 2 on the front.

Ok, the question...which one is USB 2.0?  I've tried connecting to 4 of them (other 2 currently in use) and transfering a LARGE file.  Instead of seconds, it's taking 20 minutes.  

What am I doing wrong?  Or are my expectations simply UNEDUCATED?

Thanks,List all..........computer o/s and specs.....don't know what 'spec's you need/want...

it's a 2 year old basic Dell machine running Windows XP.  I'm trying to utilize a MAXTOR external drive.

Does that help?Load the drivers for external drive........re-boot pc....and plug-in the drive.USB (Universal Serial Bus) - shouldn't make any difference which port you plug the device into. As the name suggests it's universal so as long as you install the drivers BEFORE plugging the device in it should function from the start.

What size of file are you transfering?
Your system specs will have an impact on that speed - 4GB can take a little while to transfer where as 1MB should be really quick! Quote

don't know what 'spec's you need/want...

it's a 2 year old basic Dell machine running Windows XP. rive.