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    Access USB2 ports in laptop

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by ups, Oct 20, 2010.

  1. ups

    ups Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an old (2006) toshiba m100 that has 4 usb ports.

    In device manager or similar programs, it lists 4 hubs usb with 2 ports each and one usb2 hub with 8 ports.

    By experimenting the ports, I can see which hubs and ports are used.

    Now, the usb2 hub is never used, and windows keeps telling me that I should use those ports.
    I wonder if this is just a "display" error and usb2 ports are actually used but windows thinks that they aren't. Or there is actually a usb2 hub inside that I can't access using the external ports.

    Is this common?
     
    ups, Oct 20, 2010
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  2. serenityconsulting

    serenityconsulting Notebook Consultant

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    I don't have a m100 to confirm your hypothosis, but you are likely correct. Many laptops have two hubs - one accessible externally via Type A jacks, and the other only available internally. The internal hub is typically used for built-in radio transceivers, Wi-Fi, cellular, and/or Bluetooth.
     
    serenityconsulting, Oct 24, 2010
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