USB2Test by PassMark Software - Overview

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USB2Test is an easy to use Windows based application that allows users to quickly check that all the USB ports on their PC are functioning correctly and allows them to determine the maximum speed of these ports (and hence whether they are configured as expected).

USB2Test is designed for use in conjunction with PassMark’s USB2 test device and will test both USB 1 and USB 2 ports at Full-speed (12Mb/s) and High-speed (480Mb/s) rates.

USB2Test extends PassMark’s previous USB Loopback product by providing support for High-speed (USB 2.0), performance benchmarking and enhanced error detection.

 

PassMark’s USB2 test device provides the following quick LED indications:

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High-speed (Orange) – The USB port is configured as either Full-speed or High-speed (and further, an indication that the PC and USB device have been able to negotiate data rates);
Transmit (Green) – Data is being transmitted by the USB2 device;
Power (Red) – The PC USB port is supplying bus power;
Receive (Yellow)– Data is being received by the USB2 device;
Error (Red) – The USB 2.0 loopback  plug has device transceiver errors during the Loopback test (this may be for example due to poor quality cabling).

 

PassMark’s USB2Test software provides the following quick and easy to use capabilities:

A summary of the configuration of each port – Full-speed or High-speed;
Loopback and verification of specified data to allow for reliability testing of USB 1 and USB 2 ports.
Benchmarking the speed of USB ports to determine whether the USB port is optimally configured. Note: there are many reasons why a USB port may under-perform – see USB Overview.
An intuitive display of results both textually (color coded for different test functions and display information) and graphically (color coded for levels of read and write speed).
Saving results for comparison against different configurations.
Multiple ports can be tested using either the one USB2 device or for efficiency a USB device per port.