why is my maxtor external hdd so slow copying?

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  1. ivan1871

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    I have a maxtor external hdd and it takes hours to copy files from basicly anything, example dvd's, files from internal hdd. but when i copy to my internal hdd it takes seconds. Please help!!!
     
    ivan1871, May 21, 2005
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    what usb are you using, 1 or 2?
     
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    i have usb 1 on my pc and a usb 2.0 card
     
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    is the enhanced usb controller for usb2 showing up in your device manager??
     
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