I bought a ipod shuffle for my mother and a long time ago and i bought a cheap Mac computer for her ( she only uses the internet and plays cards) a while back. Whenever I sat down to show her how to download her music to the shuffle there was a warning that the port was 1.1. Now when the music plays on the ipod its all weird out and before i return it I'd like to make sure its not the slow transfer that messing up the music. If its something easy you can change in the inside and the price is remarkable lower than the external way then that would be nice. Info on what to buy if i want to do it an external way too. Im just confused as to what device Im looking for to buy so links please so I can see the product and read about it. The make is g3 like 333 hz.. or something like that but im positive its 10.3 os bc i just bought an upgrade for her after i accidentaliy did something wonky on it and restored the puter back to the stone ages.
How do I change a 1.1 usb port to a 2.0 usb port on a Mac computer?
I would first try to reset the iPod. Instructions are here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodshuffle鈥?/a>
There are other troubleshooting steps there that you can try.
There is also a reset utility you can run that will update the software in the shuffle, but it erases the iPod so you will have to reload it. If all the music on her iPod plays weird, that's what I would do. If it's only certain songs, I would reload those first and see if it helps.
The only way to add a USB 2 port to a G3 is via a PCI card that you can buy. The new ports will be on the back of the computer. If you go this route, do some research to see that the card you're buying works for your computer, OS and for iPod transfers. Some don't.
Good luck
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How do I change a 1.1 usb port to a 2.0 usb port on a Mac computer?
You cannot change a 1.1 usb port to a 2.0. This designation of the USB depends on the kind of USB Chip that is onboard.
This is the same for a PC as well. The designation given ( as 1.1 usb port or 2.0 ) depends on the kind of chip used during the manufacture of the Computer Systemboard
( motherboard). A USB hub might work, but it will still work at the status / speeds of the USB 1.1 which is onboard the computer.
You cannot change 1.1 to 2.0 usb even with the hub, but u can buy usb2.0 card and put it in one of the open slots in ur computer, they r quite cheap, u can buy it for less than $15, the cards come with 2/4/6/8 ports, take ur pick. Its very easy
