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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Verifying USB connection speed (USB 3 or USB 2?)
I've purchased several new USB 3 capable drives to use with my new (USB 3 capable) laptop. They connect ok but I suspect they're silently falling back to USB 2. The sustained transfer rates I'm seeing ...
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Does a USB 3.0 connection require a USB 3.0 cord?
Does a USB 3.0 connection require a USB 3.0 cord to reach USB 3.0 speeds (SuperSpeed)? Will any USB cord support any USB 3.0 device?
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Speed comparison between USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA, Firewire and Thunderbolt
Which external connection has the highest data throughput with respect to the headers used? I would appreciate a slowest to fastest list including USB 2.0, USB 3.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, eSATA ...
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Using USB 3.0 to speed up transfer between USB 2.0 devices?
I've noticed that transfers between USB 2.0 drives are usually very slow. From what I understand, this is because all USB 2.0 devices connected to the same USB 2.0-host share the same 480Mb/s of ...
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How to find out which USB port is USB 3.0?
In my laptop (a Lenovo y470 ) there are three USB ports. One of those is USB 3.0 others are USB 2.0 . I do not know which one is what. When I copy data from my External HDD it transfers at 38MB/s from ...
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What USB 3.0 functionality does Intel's iusb3mon monitor?
Along with Intel USB 3.0 Host Controller drivers, a utility called "iusb3mon.exe" (Intel USB 3.0 Monitor) was installed at startup.
Its apparent goal is to "monitor" some USB 3.0 functions. My ...
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Installing Windows 7 x64 on a computer with only USB 3 ports
I am installing Windows 7 x64 on a HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF that only has USB 3 and USB Type-C ports.
Initially, upon booting the USB install media, the USB keyboard and mouse wouldn't work - this ...
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What would happen when USB devices draw more power than the hub can provide?
I am going to buy a 7-port USB 3.0 hub, and connect 7 portable HDDs to it, in order to build a RAID 6 array. The hub comes with an upstream micro-USB 3.0 type B port, along with an auxiliary power ...
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Does a USB 2.0 device connected to a USB 3.0 hub slow down the hub to 2.0 speeds?
At work, I want to plug all my USB devices into a single USB hub so I only need to plug one USB cable, external display, and the power cable into my laptop. I have some USB 3.0 devices and some ...
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How do I connect two computers using USB 3.0?
I know this question exists, but it's about USB in General. Mine is about USB 3.0 and newer specifically.
USB 3.0 specification introduces the feature known as direct host-to-host connection with ...
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How can I be sure that I've plugged a device into a USB 3 port?
I have a number of USB ports on my computer, some USB 2 and some USB 3. I want to plug a device into a USB 3 port. Unfortunately, they're all black so I can't use the usual "USB 3.0 ports are blue" ...
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Why does Windows 7 ask for additional drivers when installing from a USB 3.0 drive?
I just bought a new config ( ASUS p8z68-v lx, i5-2500k + ram and new graphic card ).
Coming back and installing it in my old computer, I just saw that my DVD player was on IDE (yup…).
So, I needed to ...
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Is it safe to use a micro-USB 2 cable in a USB 3 portable hard drive?
The micro-B USB 3 port seems to be somewhat backwards compatible with the old micro-USB 2 standard. I was able to charge a phone that had the micro-B USB 3 port with a micro-USB 2 cable.
However, I ...
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5400rpm HDD speeds in a USB 3.0 connectivity enclosure
I plan to replace my laptop's 5400rpm HDD with an SSD in the near future. I then want to make the old HDD an external HDD. I want to get it to work with USB 3.0.
Will I get better speeds from my ...
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