what speed usb port is on the face...2.0 or 3.0? Also, since it's a powered hub, could i plug a 10 port usb hub into it?
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The USB on the Adapter Box itself is a Pass Thru USB since its meant for an Apple Cinema Display which has a USB Male Plug attached to the Pigtail coming from the display itself you Plug the Adapter Assembly into the attached pigtail of cords from the Cinema Display, the other side converts it to a Mini Display Port and single USB 2.0 which you can definitely plug into a USB Hub for powering the adapter box so make certain its a POWERED USB Hub and also youll able to utilize the (2) USB ports on the back of the cinema display. I have mine plugged into a powered hub right now and works great. plus I also have (2) devices plugged in to my 30" Cinema HD Display. this is a nice feature as the other brands out there use the USB plug on the adapters to power the unit, ONLY, not Pass thru so you would lose the USB Ports on the backside of you cinema display. If your not using it with an Apple Cinema Display it should still work but you will need the USB to be powered to give the adapter power
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yes. you can connect USB 3.0 devices to a USB 2.0 port... It will run at 2.0 speeds.
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I haven't had any issues. I'm running Windows 8 (8.1, if the distinction is significant) and I've accidentally put mine in my 2.0 port a few times. It just won't run at USB 3.0 speeds in the 2.0 port.
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It's a USB 3.0 hub; if you have two 3.0 devices, it will transfer data at 3.0 speed. If one of the devices is 2.0, then that will slow everything down to 2.0 speed.
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Sorry I have never tried to check the speed on the 3.0 ports. The rest of the board works great all around if that is any help.
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Yes, you can use it in a 2.0 USB port. It will not be as fast as the USB 3.0 port but it will work fine.
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I think there's one very important point that no one has mentioned: USB 3.0 provides 0.9 amps while USB 2.0 provides 0.5 amps. Keep that in mind. BTW, 3.5" always needs the power adapter; 2.5" USUALLY (not always) is not required.
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Spec sheet says USB 3.0, where are you seeing 2.0 ? http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/server/content/pdfs/datasheets/ThinkServer_TS130_Datasheet.pdf
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The initial production model had 2.0 ports. It was then updated to have 3.0 ports though remained with the same model name. Possible to get either one.
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You will have 3.0 speed from 3.0 ports, and 2.0 speed from 2.0 ports. 3.0 board does not use 2.0 USB portions of motherboard, it connects directly to communication bus of motherboard.
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Hi Eric. Yes, it will work on a 3.0 USB port since USBs are forward and backward compatible. The difference will lie on the maximum speed supported by each one.
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Well it does have three ports and I believe one is 3.0. Not absolutely certain on it, because I don't really know much re differences between the two types.
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If you have an express slot which you dont use, like most folks, get a USB 3.0 plug in adapter from Tiger Direct, it'll give you 2 additional high speed usb ports which are backward compatible to USB 2 & 1. It easier & cleaner than a portable hub which needs to be powered up.
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Yes I've used it with 2.0 ports before, however, keep in mind that even though this is a gigabit adapter if you connect it via USB 2.0 the max data rate through USB 2.0 is 480 Megabits per second. The video outputs work when I connected it via 2.0 as well.
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I use a mixture of USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices. Everything I have connected to this hub worked as expected.
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Correct. As in the description...2 of the 4 USB ports on top are 3.0. Of course, your mainboard will need to have 3.0 headers to connect these to.
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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