USB 1.1 vs. 2.0 - iPod

I have a PowerBook G4 (purchased June 2003) and a 30GB video iPod. All of a sudden this week whenever I plug my iPod into my computer a window pops up in iTunes saying that I have the iPod connected via USB 1.1 and I should plug it into a USB 2.0...
Aren't my USB ports 2.0? And if they are, why the heck is my computer telling me they're 1.1 and how do I fix that?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me solve this!
Cheers,
L
PowerBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

If you are using a new PowerBook sold before September 2003, your built-in USB ports are USB 1.1. A 12-inch PowerBook G4 does not have a PCMCIA slot, and USB 2.0 ports cannot be added to a model which doesn't originally ship with them.
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