Which usb ports on a fijitsu lifebook series a are usb2 ports

Did you turn off your wireless antenna by accident? The on-off switch for Wireless LAN is located on your computer's right hand side - if that's turned off, both wireless and bluetooth will cease to detect any signals or connections.

There is no possible way to convert the USB 1.1 port to USB 2.0 because it's a matter of hardware. The only way is to replace the motherboard (or the controller that has the USB port) with a more up to date model.

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Hi, providing this Thinkpad you are talking about was built around seven years ago, it'll only have the USB 1.0 which means a slower data transfer rate. Which is normal for this age of laptop

The speed of a USB port is predetermined by the factory it came out of, and there is no way to bring up the speed.
If you want USB2, you'll have to consider buying a new laptop with USB2 already on it, considering the costs of actually replacing the port to run for USB2.

Usually it's best to consult manufacturer's info on your computer. If not available, you can check it by going to start menu>settings>control panel>system>device manager and then look for "universal serial bus controllers" - several devices should be visible here and if you have USB2 it will be clearly stated (e.g. something along the lines of "USB2 Enhanced Host Controller").
Generally I would say if your computer is less than 4-5 years old, it will probably have USB2.
Hope this helps,
Raf

Make sure that your computer has usb2 ports. Older computer have usb1 ports. A 1 tb hard drive may require the newer faster usb2 port. If it is a desktop computer you can get usb2 cards or if it is a laptop you can get a usb2 converter. You may just have a driver issue. try the cd that came with the hard drive. Make sure your system is compatible.

The USB Controller is too old and only handles USB 1.1
If you want to upgrade to USB 2.0 you can do what I did for my old gateway. I bought a USB2.0 PCMCIA card. You can pick them up for anywhere from 20 bucks on up, depending on how many ports you want. Best Buy has them so I would imagine any computer retailer would be able to snag one for you.

Hope this helps.

Have you tried updating the BIOS?

What speed is the USB port on your laptop? Is it 2.0? or 1.0?