USB 2.0 on iBook G4 with Leopard

I was just curious if any other early adopters [of Leopard] has had the random problem of their Mac not recognizing the built-in USB 2.0. It appears my iBook G4 reverts to USB 1.1 speeds [so says iTunes and System Profiler] and acts like it doesn't have USB 2.0 [which it does]. Everything still works [albeit slowly], and I'm alright with this... as long as it's not permanent. I'm just curious if I'm the only one to notice or be affected by this.
I expected to have glitches with Leopard [like iDVD 4 not opening], but I was absolutely SICK and TIRED of dealing with all of the incompatibilities of Panther so I jumped at Leopard. I have my old Panther cloned on a external though. Tiger never impressed me too much, in terms of features, over Panther so I didn't upgrade.
I really do like Leopard, and look forward to seeing these bugs worked out over the next few months.

Hi:
You posted in the notebook forum.  The model number indicates you have a desktop PC, correct?
If so, you need a PCI card with USB 2.0 ports. According to the PC specs for your machine, you have one free PCI slot with which to install such a card.
Below is a link to a website that sells these adapters.  You can read the feedback and get the model that most suits your needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006519&IsNodeId=1&Description=PCI%20t...
The card should come with drivers. If it doesn't that means it should automatically be detected and installed.
Make sure you get one that states it works with XP.
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