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Solved USB 3.0 external hard drive

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  1. larryh10000

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    If I buy a USB 3.0 external hard drive that comes with a 3.0 cable, can I plug it into a 2.0 port on my computer? I realize it would run at the slower speed but will that even plug-in to the 2.0 port and work?
     
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    It should. They are backwards compatible with 2.0.
     
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    Thanks for your reply Valis - I wasn't too concerned about the backwards compatibility speed issue but more about the 3.0 cable (typically with the blue colored inner part of the cable, plugging into a 2.o port.

    Thanks again(y)
     
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    Larry:
    As valis said, USB3 is backwards compatible with USB2.
    My Realtek wireless adapter is a USB3 model and is connected to a USB2 port in my old Dell desktop, and it works fine.

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    My external Usb 3.0 hard drive works when plugged into a Usb 2.0 port.
     
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    Thanks you guys for the replies - I'll mark this solved now (y)
     
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