Can I use this hdd disk for USB 2.0 type? I would like to know can I use this USB 3.0 type of hdd disk to USB 2.0 type computer?
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Yes you can. USB 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 all work using the same connector. You will not get 3.0 speeds, but whatever the lowest version being used. Using you as an example, a 3.0 drive with a 3.0 cable, but using a 2.0 port on your computer will drop that speed to 2.0
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I plugged mine into a 2.0 computer. The drive allows for a 3.0 connection, but works with a 2.0.
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It means it will work on either the older USB 2.0 ports or the USB 3.0 ports that are on newer computers in the last few years. Either way, this hard drive should work just fine. I have the USB 2.0 ports and it works great.
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Yes, it is made to be backwards compatible. It is also much faster than a USB 2.0 drive on a 2.0 port
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USB 3.0, so it works for 2.0, too. The cable that comes packaged is a little different than a micro-USB on the end that connects to the hard drive. Not as easily replaceable.
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This box has both USB 2.0 and 3.0, so the 2.0 will work for sure, not so clear if the 2.0 can be replaced for the 3.0 or not?
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Yes, it is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, though it will be slower (USB 2.0 is slower than USB 3.0).
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Ok my friend you can used any hard drive in any computer with USB port, the only problem is some computer read different format. So you to change the hard drive format than you can used.In my experience about computer,xbox & PS3 I used that program (Fat 32) is free and you can change the format a try. Let me know what happen. (Rafael Coss Computer & Electronic Tech )
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Yes it is backwards compatible I use it in USB 2.0/3.0 with no problems. Also faster in respect to other 2.0 giveaway/throw away type thumbdrives.
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"can i use this cable so i can connect a external hard drive 3.0 to a 2.0 "Yes, you can.
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All USB3 devices are backwards compatible to USB 1, or USB 2. On USB 1 or USB 2 you will see reduced performance due to them being slower standards than USB 3.0
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The Hard drive has dual functionality. It works for both usb 2.0 and 3.0. It just works more efficiently with 3.0.
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Its only a 3.5 SATA hard drive connected to a USB 3.0 Its also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Plug and play. But the manual does say either 2.5 or 3.5? I only used it for my desktop hard drive. I'm not sure how 2.5 would work.
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Seems to be limited to USB2.0. Also as someone already noticed it doesn't seem to support large external drives. I wasn't able to get either of my 3TB drives to work. All usb thumbdrives worked though.
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Unfortunately, I'm not using USB 3.0 on the computer using the drive. I would imagine it does via USB 3.0, but it gave a "not supported" message using Disk Utility on my current system.
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USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, so any USB 2.0 will work in it. I don't see any reason why this setup shouldn't work. Hope this helps.
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This drive comes with a cable that is USB3.0 on the end that connects to the drive and a standard USB connector on the other side that is compatible with the standard USB 2.0 connector on most computers. In other words, it works just fine with USB 2.0 ports on your computer. Of course, the speed won't be as fast as a USB3.0 but is just as fast as a USB2.0 standard drive.