Subj : Re: USB Version of a specific port?
To   : T.J. Mcmillen
From : Digimaus
Date : Mon May 13 2024 19:21:15

-=> T.J. Mcmillen wrote to Shurato <=-

 TM> You can pop the case open, trace the wire back to the usb header on the
 TM> motherboard and MAYBE it'll say there ... but there probably is a
 TM> software way I'm guessing.

We're not in 1994 anymore, my good man.

A 10-second Web search for "windows how to check available usb ports" turned
up at least five ways under Windows to do this:

    1. Open Windows Device Manager by going to Control Panel -> Device Manager.

    2. Right-click Start and select Device Manager.  Browse the list for
    Universal Serial Bus controllers.  Expand this and look for the USB Host
    Controller.

    3. Launch PowerShell or Windows Terminal with the 'PowerShell' profile. 
    Enter the following command: Get-PnpDevice -PresentOnly | Where-Object {
    $_.InstanceId -match '^USB' }.

    4. Open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc).  Expand open Universal Serial Bus
    controllers to see which USB port types your system supports.

    5.  Check the USB icon in the system tray.  Ports with connected devices
    show a blue and red USB icon, while ports not currently in use show a blue
    USB icon.  Adjacent to the ports in use youaCOll also see a generic name on
    the right.  When you select a port that is in use, youaCOll see a screen full
    of detailed information about the connected USB device.

For Linux and FreeBSD, if you have the "usbutils" package installed, running
"lsusb" as root will give you the info.          

-- Sean

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