Questions tagged [usb-3]
USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) is a USB specification that can transmit data at up to 5 Gbit/s.
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Why is charging mobile devices via USB so slow?
I'm developing apps so I have often a mobile device connected sometimes the battery just drains out and I'm wondering why this is happening. I was thinking about why is there no USB hub with Quick ...
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Why can I transfer only 35 MB/s to my USB 3.0 external hard disk?
I bought a Seagate Expansion portable disk (1 TB).
I am using a Dell Inspiron 15R (5521) laptop which has 2 usb 3.0 ports. But when I transfer files to my above mentioned portable drive I do not get ...
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What downsides are there to running an OS off of a flash drive instead of a hard drive (USB 3.0 and 2.0) [duplicate]
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How does a hard drive compare to Flash memory working as a hard drive in terms of speed?
I recently purchased a 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive, and I'm considering using it as a ...
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Why when I connect an external harddisk via an USB 3.0 PCI controller I receive the "your device can perform faster" notification?
I have an external HD with usb 3.0 support and have installed a PCI card to add two usb 3.0 ports to my pc. I am running windows 7.
When I connect the hard disk I receive a notification about usb ...
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How to consistently get USB 3.0 connections to multiple external hard drives from a single USB 3.0 port connected via a USB 3.0 hub?
I have a simple task that I am trying to accomplish: attach two USB 3.0 external bus-powered platter-based 2.5" hard drives to a single USB 3.0 port and have them both operate at USB 3.0 speeds.
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USB 3.0 flash drive won't work in SuperSpeed mode under Windows 8
I recently purchased a 16GB SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 flash drive that boasts 80 MB/s read speeds but when I connect it to my Lenovo G500s notebook (USB 3.0 enabled) running Windows 8 Core, it only ...
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How to achieve USB 3 speeds on USB 3 ports?
I have a relatively new USB 3 hard disk:
Seagate 2TB Backup Plus Slim Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (Silver)
Also, I have an USB 3 SD card reader. Both of these are known to work faster than ...
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Are all USB 3 Micro-B cables functionally the same?
Some phones (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Note 3) comes with USB 3.0 Micro-B cable. Certain hard disk enclosure comes with USB 3.0 Micro-B cable.
So, is both the Micro-B cable interchangeable (meaning one can ...
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UASP requirements: does the HD need to support UASP?
According to this article, these are the requirements to have UASP enabled:
UAS support in the USB driver stack.
Device hardware supporting UAS.
Device firmware supporting UAS.
UAS-compatible system ...
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USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 motherboard headers compatibility
I have a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H motherboard which comes with 2 USB 2.0 internal headers (2*5-1 pins) and 3 USB 3.0 internal headers (2*10-1 pins). The two USB 2.0 headers are occupied, as are 2 of the ...
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USB 3.0...I have a USB 3.0 port on my new laptop, does that mean it will make all USB connections "fast"?
I just bought a new laptop which has a USB 3.0 port. Does this mean that if I connect to my External Hard Drive via USB, and the external hard drive is older and doesn't have USB 3.0, that I'll still ...
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Dell XPS 17 laptop: USB 3.0 Ports don't work until machine rebooted
I have a new Dell XPS 17 laptop. My issue: The two USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) ports on the rear of the machine are not recognising anything when I start up. I've tried attaching a mouse, keyboard, headset, ...
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How to control the #. Amps a USB Type-C port delivers?
I have an Asus X556UA running Windows 10, and on it is a sticker saying it has a 4.2 Amp USB-C port. I've just bought an Anker USB-C to USB-C cable and am trying to charge my OnePlus 2 with it, but it'...
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How to troubleshoot / test / benchmark usb hub (Hubs are acting as bottle neck...Why??)
I am running a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and some unusual serial hardware, which uses serial to USB converters.
I am unable to plug several slow devices (RS232 to USB 2.0 converter, and RS422 to USB 2.0 ...
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Windows to go usb 3.0 booting problems
why Windows to go don't boot from USB 3.0 in some PC? It start booting, but after few minutes shows blue screen with error: "Inaccessible Boot Device". On USB 2.0 works good.
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Toshiba Satellite P755D USB 3.0 Drivers Missing - Windows 7 Professional
I bought a Toshiba Satellite P755D recently and installed Windows 7 Professional on the machine. It runs great. But I noticed the exclamation point in the yellow triangle icon in the Device Manager ...
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What devices will take advantage of USB 3.0? [closed]
All I see are USB 3.0 external hard drives. Are there other devices that will greatly benefit from this higher throughput? Are external hard drives the primary device that's pushing USB 3.0? If so, ...
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Transfer rate using a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter
I have an external SSD drive that connects via USB 3.0. If I use a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter would I be able to take advantage of the faster USB-C speeds or would the transfer speed still be only as ...
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Would a high quality USB 3 SSD beat the speeds of a SATA II internal 7200rpm for gaming? [closed]
I have a gaming laptop and a desktop that I switch between pretty regularly due to not being home often. Rather than purchasing two SSDs, I was considering whether I could get away with getting a ...
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TrueCrypt hinders performance?
I have AMD Quad-Core Phenom II 955 @ 3.2GHz (It can go up to 3.8 if needed).
I may get high performance SSD (500 MB/s write/read) and if I encrypt the whole volume how much of a performance hit would ...
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USB 3 adapter for a dell 2850 with PCI (or PCIX) ports?
Does anyone know if there is a plain PCI (or PCIX) USB 3 adapter? I understand the bandwidth of PCI < USB3, but it still beats the heck out of USB 2. I have some older dell 2850s that do not have ...
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Fujitsu NH532 USB 3.0 devices working at 2.0 speeds
I have a Fujitsu NH532 with 3 USB 3.0 ports running Windows 8.1.
My problem is that none of the blue USB 3.0 ports is operating at 3.0 speed. Whichever USB 3.0 device I plug in, the Devices and ...
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External Graphics card on a dual USB 3.0 Laptop
I have a question about adding a external graphics card to my laptop. It runs most games great on low settings but I would like to bump it up a bit. I have heard that USB-3.1 has display port and 10gb/...
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Test USB 3.0 Device Speed
I've looked up the hdparm command, but all examples are for testing disks. Not sure if it can be used to test external usb devices (specifically a usb flash stick).
I'm using this code right now:
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Add USB 3.0 to a laptop [duplicate]
I want to add a USB 3.0 port to my laptop that only has USB 2.0 and a combo eSATA USB port.
I have a Pavilion dv5-2135dx which I have found no information on what motherboard it is to look for empty ...
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How to avoid USB3.0 interference with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi devices?
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with an external HDD connected (to be precise it is an internal HDD connected with Maiwo K10435) via USB3.0. This setup is placed near my dual-band Wi-Fi router as RPI is ...
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Will a USB 2.0 LAN Adapter work with interrupts instead of polling if i plug it on a USB 3.0 port?
I have a LAN Adapter (HORI LAN Adapter for Nintendo Switch) that has the ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 chipset, but it's USB 2.0.
(I checked the cable plug and it doesn't have the USB 3.0's extra pins, also ...
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usb3 device detected but not it’s block device
when I plug a usb 3 device on a usb 3 port on devuan, I have only this message from dmesg :
[354063.866359] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 10 using xhci_hcd
[354064.050880] usb 1-4: New ...
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Booting Win7 64bit from USB 3.0 thumb drive - is it possible to use the 3.0 speeds?
As it sits it takes 4-6 minutes to load a web page using my USB 2.0 slot.
My Thumb Drive(PSF32GTAB3USB) is 3.0 and I have a port on my laptop (N53SV) that's also USB 3.0.
However, if I try booting ...
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What will happen powerwise if you plug a USB-C device to another USB-C device?
If you have a USB-C phone or tablet and you plug it into a laptop with USB-C, which device gets charged? Or no charging will occur? People charge their phones through their laptops all the time, how ...
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