USB 3.0
Jun 29, 2014 13:39:02 #
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF A USB 3.0 EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE WILL WORK ON A COMPUTER WITH ONLY 2.0 USB PORTS.
Jun 29, 2014 13:43:05 #
Michaele wrote:
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF A USB 3.0 EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE WILL WORK ON A COMPUTER WITH ONLY 2.0 USB PORTS.
Most of them do. Check the package, most will list both 2.0 and 3.0. When used on a 2.0 port it just won't transfer/read/write as fast as on a 3.0 port.
Jun 29, 2014 13:45:48 #
Jun 29, 2014 13:50:42 #
Jun 29, 2014 14:02:57 #
Michaele wrote:
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF A USB 3.0 EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE WILL WORK ON A COMPUTER WITH ONLY 2.0 USB PORTS.
Please don't use all caps when you write. For online use it is a way of shouting and I think we all can hear/read you just fine.
Thanks,
Dennis
Jun 30, 2014 11:10:06 #
As Wahawk said, they are backwards compatible, but to be sure check the package or go to the manufacturers web site.
Jun 30, 2014 14:33:28 #
Michaele wrote:
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF A USB 3.0 EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE WILL WORK ON A COMPUTER WITH ONLY 2.0 USB PORTS.
Yes. But it won't be any faster than a 2.0 drive would. USB gear is backwards compatible and the devices will figure out what the fastest speed both can handle is and settle on that.
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