If it is a 3.0 interface, why does it come with a 2.0 cable and not a 3.0 cable?
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It comes with a 3.0 cable, I'm not sure why you think it's 2.0. I bought this product about 6 months ago (still love it) and it came with the blue tipped 3.0 cable.
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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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I'm donating it so it's packed away right now. I seem to recall a cable that had a standard A connector on it. Whatever it was, it didn't meet my needs, and I bought a 2 port front panel USB 3 unit.
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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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It comes with a cable that is shown in the product info. It has a 1/4 inch plug so if your interface has a 1/4 inch receptacle it will fit. If not then you will need some kind of adapter.
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I don't know if the headers for 2.0 and 3.0 are the same, but if they were the same the I/O rate will be 2.0, Google for the headers.
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Yes, it comes with a USB cable. Both ends are USB though physically different and neither are proprietary.One end is the standard USB 3.0 Type-B micro connector that is unique to USB 3.0 devices. It's an open USB standard, not proprietary. You need this connector to provide USB 3 connectivity.The other end is a USB 3.0 Type-A. which fits the USB ports on computers and USB 2.0 hard drives. This connector provides both USB 3.0 connectivity and USB 2.0 backwards compatibility (at 2.0 speeds).
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If your question is whether it will plug into an older, USB 2.0 port and work, the answer is yes. They say the connection will be slower than it would be with updated hardware, but I still noticed about a 2-3x transfer speed increase when using this new HDD/cable versus my old one with the same laptop. And yes, it comes with a USB 3.0 cable as well, although it's stupidly short...barely long enough to hang off the side of my 32" flat screen and have the HDD sit flat. You'd have to buy a longer USB 3.0 cable if you wanted one, as this HDD is incompatible with the old, 2.0 cables.
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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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The usb cable it comes with has 2 different ends to connect to your computer. I am guessing one is 3.0 but I don't know the difference to look at them.
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The newer model is actually cheaper for some unknown reason. As far as I can tell that is the only difference since USB 3.0 is backwards compatable with USB 2.0 ports.
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Yep that is exactly why I bought it. Case has a 3.0 connector (wider one pictured) but my board has a 2.0 header (smaller one).
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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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Along these same lines does anyone know will the ports work independently at 3.0 if the added peripherals are 3.0 but the computer port is 2.0? Meaning can i transfer from port 1 to port 2 device at 3.0 even though the power i am getting from the motherboard port is only 2.0?
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If the "bar" running the width of the connector is blue, it's USB 3.0. No blue, USB 2
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Yes, it is usb 3.0 which is backwards compatible to usb 2.0. It's a well built cable.
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Some are and some are not. They usually indicate if a 3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0 on the package or description. This particular USB 3.0 works with 2.0 as well and it has been working just well for me.