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p2-1394
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

I have an HP desktop p2-1394 with usb2 and no expansion slots.  How do I upgrade to usb3?  Can I replace usb2 with usb3?

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Greetings,

Welcome to the forum.

I am not a HP employee.

 

Your PC's motherboard (MB) (Link) has no PCIe expansion slots. The MB chipset only supports USB 2.0.

 

You would need this slot to add a PCIe to USB 3.0 adapter card.

 

Regards

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