I bought this Netgear A6210 WiFi USB3.0 Adapter.
When I turn on the computer, there is a status notification concerning the wireless adapter that states that the device will run faster if plugged into a hi speed usb port.
When I look at device manager, I see that there is a couple things under USB controllers that state that they are USB 3.0.
One is an Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller and one states is an Intel USB 3.0 Root Hub.
Then there are two generic USB Hub listed with no designation and two USB Root Hub's listed the same way.
Does that mean the generic ones are actually 2.0? Maybe I am not using the higher speed ports?
But if that's so, then I am confused.
There are two ports on the backside panel where the monitor and network cable plug in towards the bottom of that panel. I am guessing those are the two high speed USB 3.0 ports because they are blue and there is the SS symbol below them.
Then there's two usb ports at the top of the case. I am guessing those two are the general ones.
And then on the top of the back panel there are two yellow USB ports that state they are quick charging ports. I've never used those because I thought they were strictly charge ports.
I have the wireless adapter plugged into one of the blue ports.
Do I need to switch it to one of the other ports I mentioned?
Will a wireless adapter be able to transfer more data across the network than a USB 2.0 port can handle?
When I turn on the computer, there is a status notification concerning the wireless adapter that states that the device will run faster if plugged into a hi speed usb port.
When I look at device manager, I see that there is a couple things under USB controllers that state that they are USB 3.0.
One is an Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller and one states is an Intel USB 3.0 Root Hub.
Then there are two generic USB Hub listed with no designation and two USB Root Hub's listed the same way.
Does that mean the generic ones are actually 2.0? Maybe I am not using the higher speed ports?
But if that's so, then I am confused.
There are two ports on the backside panel where the monitor and network cable plug in towards the bottom of that panel. I am guessing those are the two high speed USB 3.0 ports because they are blue and there is the SS symbol below them.
Then there's two usb ports at the top of the case. I am guessing those two are the general ones.
And then on the top of the back panel there are two yellow USB ports that state they are quick charging ports. I've never used those because I thought they were strictly charge ports.
I have the wireless adapter plugged into one of the blue ports.
Do I need to switch it to one of the other ports I mentioned?
Will a wireless adapter be able to transfer more data across the network than a USB 2.0 port can handle?
" pile. Not for your GPU, sound, NIC, extra USB, nothing. Always install all the drivers from either the manufacurer of the board's website, or the manufacturer of the component's website. For example, you can get the Z97 INF from either ASUS's website (if you have an ASUS board) or you can get it from Intel's website. The end result will be the same. Don't use the drivers on the optical discs that come with your hardware. These are almost always out of date, and you can find more recent versions online. One notorious example is graphics cards. HTH
