Can I use this with USB 2 devices?
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Yes you can. However I am on my third one of these devices. The first two broke under warranty. I cannot recommend this device.
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Sort: Most Helpful first | Newest first | Oldest first Showing 1-6 of 6 answers Yes, it is backwards compatible with USB 2. My husband is satisfy with this hub!
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Yes. But you'll need a usb 2 cable. The usb 3 cable won't work when plugged into a usb 2 port.
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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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Yep. Works fine on mine at least. To my knowledge, USB is always backwards compatible, you may just run into speed limitations on some devices. This thing doesn't come anywhere close to needing all the speed of even 2.0, so there's really no difference.
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Yes, it is the latest and fastest way to transfer data between two USB device, if both have USB 3 capability, 10 times faster than USB 2. This can be done by other means but this is usually the most convenient and will work if one devise has USB 2 but a slower rate.
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Yes, it will also work with USB 2, but there are probably cheaper options for that. By default it is set to JBOD mode, there is a jumper that you switch one way or the other for RAID 0 or RAID 1. It is very easy to do and there are clear instructions in the included set up manual.
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Yes for you to get the USB 3 speed out of the 2 USB 3 ports, as it has already been mentioned maybe you could find a cable to convert 3 to 2 but you won't get the 3 speed, which is nice.
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Yes, we are currently using it with USB 2.0 and are very pleased with this product.
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Hi Thomas, you can connect the USB 3.0 devices but they will run at the USB 2.0 speed.
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All USB 2.0 devices are backward-compatible, but they will of course function more slowly.Buying and installing a USB 2.0 card in your machine may be a worthwhile investment.
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No. Unless the USB device works on USB 2.0. It won't be as fast as with USB 3. I agree with Robert.
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it must be USB 2 on both to work. It is not software based. I could never get it to work period.
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yes it is required 2 usb 2.0 port, but actually I am using with just one usb 3.0, and for it working very good and I am using very big software like Inventor or ANSys.
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you certainly can use both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0; the only difference is transfer speed.
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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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Thanks to you all for your response. I guess I will have to live with USB 2.0 speed
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I only have usb 2.0 on the computer I upgraded and it worked fine. most (maybe all) devices that work with usb 3.0 will also work with 2.0.