Windows 7 USB 'This device could perform faster'

Alex53 · 13 Apr 2010 at 19:22

Since I have Windows 7, the same card reader sometimes works as USB2.0 without any problems and other times (even on the same USB port) it decides to work at USB 1 speeds and windows displays its usual 'This device could perform faster' message, which doesn't help in any way.

Any ideas?

VeNT · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:26

get usb3?
sounds like either the card is slow or the cables damaged?

bledd · 14 Apr 2010 at 13:49

Is it one of those internal card readers? It seems Windows 7 doesn't like many of them..

Alex53 · 14 Apr 2010 at 14:14

It's an external one made by branded inov8

by get USB3 do you mean a USB3 card reader, a USB3 pci card or both?

bledd · 14 Apr 2010 at 14:30

I think that reply was tongue in cheek.

Could be an issue where you're using the front USB ports -quite often these have less power than the rear ones.

Try a rear power port..

Card readers tend to be very cheap things.. personally I prefer getting a dedicated one for the media. Ie a compact flash reader, and a seperate sony memory stick reader.. They are usually more robust