Anyone with tech smarts? Help me with my USB needs!

Hello. I'm a full-time student with an old PC that requires the installation of a USB port so I can use my new iPod shuffle.
I've done research & discovered that I'll need to do technical stuff like check to see if my motherboard is compatible & buy a PCI card & adapter, etc.
Advice as to how to go about this would be very helpful.

Hi "K"
How old is the PC? (be honest CPU/speed, RAM will help.
make/Model, if it's a branded PC (Compaq Presario #xxx, Dell Dimension xxx, like that)...if someone built it for you , or it's a real no-name..well you're making it tough on us, aren't you
What version of Windows on there now?
Look inside PC. If you don't HAVE any PCI slots (ISA or EISA only?) that's a sure sign it won't work, but I doubt the machine is THAT old, over eight yrs not to have PCI.
Ordinarily, you can walk into a computer store (best buy, goodGuys, CircuitCity) and find a "PCI" USB adapter. Be sure you get USB2.
usually three ports or four. under $40.

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