Work in port USB 2.0: This hard drive work in a port USB 2.0?
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Yes USB 3.0 cables will work with USB 2.0 ports on your computer. You can even plug a USB 2.0 micro cable into the port on the drive. By design all USB 3.0 micro ports can accept USB 2.0 micro plugs also. You of course won't get the extra speed of USB 3.0 Toshiba Canvio Plus 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive E05A100PBU3XS (Black)
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Yes, it works perfectly with any usb 2.0 port, it just doesn't run as fast as a 3.0
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USB 2.0 needs a 2.0 cable, 3.0 needs a 3.0 cable. A 2.0 cable is USB on either end. The 3.0 has one USB and one MiniUSB connecting to the hard drive. They are not compatible. Please note about this hard drive, that it does not come with a US power cord/adapter. While in the manual it does show one, in the actual package I was bummed to find I didn't get one.(I bought one at the local radio shack)
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I believe it works with USB 2.0. It is a great writer for the money and I use it a great deal to archive many things to help remove big data from my drives.
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Yes, it is backward compatible with USB 2.0-My C2 500 GB works well with my USB 2.0
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Yes you can. You might not see as high transfer speeds connected to a USB 2.0 port but it will work fine. I in fact have used it with both 3.0 and 2.0 ports on my computer with no observable transfer speed differences from my conventional hard drive. One of the limiting factors is your hard drive read write speeds. My 7200 rpm hard drive just couldn't read fast enough to take advantage however my ssd was considerably faster but was still limited by the write speed of the external.
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Yes, indeed, it is compatible with USB2.0. That's how I'm using it. (It says so in the 'Technical Details' in the description, but that's okay: I don't mind answering your question.)
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I use it in a USB 2.0 port. It is slower than if it was in a USB 3.0 port. However, it is considerably faster than my older Kingston 32GB flash drive. It's a good device.
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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.
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No! A USB 2.0 port supplies only 500 milliamps of current at 5 volts. The closest notebook hard drive on the pile on my desk has a label stating that it requires 700 milliamps. This adapter will work much of the time, but when the drive needs a burst of current (as when spinning up the drive and moving the armature), the voltage will drop and you'll get an error. This is why USB 2.0 adapters for hard drives always come with their own power supplies.
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Sorry but the answer is no. There is no way to trick the USB 2.0 external HD electronics into believing that it's really a USB 3.0 HD. All the external cables and connections in the world will never turn a USB 2.0 design into USB 3. The internal USB designs are simply not the same.
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Yes, I've used it in USB 2.0 drives and it works fine, a bit faster than a USB 2.0 flash drive but of course not the speed of 3.0 if used in a 2.0 port. USB drives are generally backwards compatible with earlier USB standards.
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NO, USB 2 only. The only reason USB 3 is mentioned is that it will work in a USB 3 port, but it will be USB 2 speed.
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Yes. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 devices. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0#Architecture_and_features
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Yes, it works fine in USB 2.0 ports, usually faster than a 2.0 flash drive in the same port. You won't get the screaming speeds of a 3.0 flash drive in a 3.0 port, but it's definitely an improvement over the 2.0 flash drive.
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Yes. Usb 3.0 flash drives wors in both 3.0 and 2.0 and the same goes for 2.0 flash drives
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Yes USB 3.0 cables will work with USB 2.0 ports on your computer. You can even plug a USB 2.0 micro cable into the port on the drive. By design all USB 3.0 micro ports can accept USB 2.0 micro plugs also. You of course won't get the extra speed of USB 3.0Toshiba Canvio Plus 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive E05A100PBU3XS (Black)