I ve checked the device manager and see no mention of 2.0
Does this mean my machine does not support it?
Any help would be appreciated

Probably not, but can you give us some more details about your machine (manufacturer and model number, or motherboard manufacturer and model number)?

-David

Take a look here:

http://www.usbman.com/Guides/checking_for_usb_2.htm

Thanks for the link Jaded,
It turns out my machine does not support 2.0 so I guess I head in a nother direction (firewire)
Thanks again for the help

It's very easy to add USB 2.0 to a laptop (or desktop) that doesn't have it already. All you need is a $20 PCMCIA card, like this one from NewEgg. My company uses them on older laptops that are USB 1.1, well worth the cost.

There are similar cards for desktops.

Caveat: Not all USB 2.0 is what you expect. The correct term is "High Speed USB" which means 480 Mb/sec. "Full Speed USB" is the slow 12 Mb/sec flavor, and it is legal to call it either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1. The original version 1.0 is even slower, and those devices are rarely seen these days.

The ostensible reason that you can use the term "2.0" to describe a slow "Full Speed" device is that a Full Speed USB device will work when plugged into a High Speed port...of course, it will only work at the slow rate.

USB.org used to have a press release posted that explained this anomaly, but they must have been embarrassed because it is no longer available. It's a real screw-up, but is fading from importance as more devices are genuine High Speed.

Thanks for the tips
The reason I was wondering if it supported 2.0 was that the IT guys at work were "throwing out" a 250 GB external 2.0 External HD, turns out it was Firewire also , picked up a firewire card for 10.00 at Frys and it works like a charm.
I love it when they "throw out" stuff

Thanks again

Although it sounds like you're doing it now via firewire, many USB 2.0 devices will work with a USB 1.1 port. It will just be slower. I can imagine that for a hard drive, a slow USB port would be agony.

iaflyer

Ok I have a question. My dad bought a new computer. It has 2 USB ports. 1 is 1.1, the other is 2.0. Since last night, however, when I plug into the 2.0 port a message pops up from Windows that it could move faster if I plugged into the 2.0 hub.

How can a 2.0 port become a 1.1?

goodo

That doesn't sound right. When a new computer comes with multiple USP ports, they are all usually wired to the same controller card, and so they would all be the same specification. And, I don't see why anyone would be manufacturing machines with USB 1.1 anymore.

Maybe you should verify both the hardware and software drivers are in fact 1.1?