Upgrade to USB 2.0?

Is it possible to add an internal or external USB 2.0 port? I wouldn't imagine there's room internally for adding the necessary hardware given the compact domed shape of the iMac G4 flat-panel, but would there be a way to have it external, perhaps through a fire-wire port?
iMac G4 700 MHz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 15" LCD screen, 512MB SDRAM, 80 GB internal HD, 250 GB external HD, internal CD-RW, external CD/DVD-RW

Jamei,Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I regret that this is not available at this time. I have seen one USB-FW convertor but it only came with Windows drivers and was designed purely for video use.
There probably aren't enough users out there who need USB2 on their iMacs to make this a feasible product. (On a PC/PowerMac/Powerbook there are expansion cards available.)
regards
mrtotes

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I've got a couple of external USB devices which would benefit me greatly if I could run them faster via USB 2.0, however I only have USB 1.
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norman16 wrote:
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