I forgot to mention too that I do have the "enhanced" usb controller in
device manager and seems to be no problem with it.

"Gary" wrote in message
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No matter which port I use, when I plug in my Maxtor external USB drive,
Vista advises me that that it's not plugged into a USB 2 port. When it
shows available "hi-speed" ports, they're all there, but no matter which
one I use, it still sees it as USB 1.1.

Any ideas?