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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External HDD for Games with an internal SSD?
I have an SSD of 250GB 2.5" (SAMSUNGS EVO 850) and the laptop have 1TB hdd. The problem I am facing is which one to put on the sata slot. I am planning to put the ssd in the sata slot and then buy a ...
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How to connect firewire audio device to a Micro-ATX board
PC Spec:
Motherboard Model - ASRock H81M-HDS
2 x SATA3
2 x SATA2
4 x USB 3.0 (2 Front, 2 Rear)
8 x USB 2.0
I have a new PC with a micro-ATX motherboard which is naturally quite small. Problem is, ...
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Faulty external USB3 enclosure (or is it the cable?)
I have an Orico Toolfree external USB3 2.5" enclosure. Basically toolfree means there are no screws, you just slide the cover open.
It is quite convenient.
And fairly new.
However, once every day ...
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Upgrading driver of a usb 3.0 ss to usb 3.1
This may seem odd but I was wondering if it was possible to upgrade the driver for a usb 3.0 SS controller to a usb 3.1. As far as I can tell there isn't much of a difference between the ports for 3....
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Getting "The semaphore timeout period has expired" error on front USB 3 ports
I've recently assembled a new PC on my own! ( This is not the first time ) The config is as below.
Processor : Intel i5 6500
Motherboard : ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
RAM : 16GB DDR4
All my ...
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new hard drive makes noise and hangs for a while
I have a new Seagate "backup plus fast 4tb".
The problem is : once in a while (like once an hour), I hear a little noise, and the disk stops working for some time (like 2 minutes) then starts to work ...
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USB 3.0 ports don't work with Windows 10
I installed Windows 10 on my computer (no upgrade) and my USB 3.0 ports don't work. The USB 2.0 ports instead work properly. On another hard drive (same computer) I'm running Windows 7. There they ...
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How to boot USB 3.0 in VMWare?
How would I go about booting a USB 3.0 drive (connected to a USB 3.0 port) in VMware 11.1.2 (build 2780323)? It's an Arch Linux installation.
I have enabled USB 3.0 support in the USB Controller ...
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External HDD Disconnects and Reconnects repeatedly
Please note this is not a power issue, My A-DATA HD710's USB 3.0 connector (The socket inside the external HDD) has become loose (somehow, I don't know what happened), now the HDD keeps disconnecting ...
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USB 3 hub does not work until unplugged and plugged back in
I got fed up of contorting myself to reach the back of my PC whenever I wanted to plug something in, so I bought a USB 3 hub so that it could be on my desk and I'd only have to reach over to it on my ...
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USB3 causing hangs
I recently built my new computer and now i am facing constant system freezes that last a few seconds.
I narrowed the problem down to the USB3 drivers. I cannot just not use the drivers since all of ...
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Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB Write speed drops
The problem started about a week ago. My Sandisk USB drive normally writes at 150-200MB/s (SSD to USB drive) but all of a sudden the write speed dropped to 5-10MB/s.
The problem keeps occurring: it ...
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise - Driver Issues
We have Wifi internet connection used by multiple devices(Laptop, Smartphones) with multiple OS(Windows XP, Windows 7, Android). Till here all fine.
I got new laptop with Windows 8.1 Enterprise using ...
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Strange Errors with Headset
My new headset (a logitech h340) is failing to work in an extremely bizarre way.
My old one (a logitech h540) broke. I'm assuming faulty wiring, as it connects and disconnects when I move it certain ...
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SSDs become unreliable when connected to usb3 ports
I have 2 different ssds and 2 different computers running 2 different versions of windows and MacOS X.
Edit: The drives are a LaCie Rugged SSD 120Gb and the original drive from the macbook put ...
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How do I enable UHCI USB support in Windows 7?
I've got a USB Fight Stick controller (Madcatz SFIV TE) that only supports the UHCI USB standard. I've done some research online that led me to find out that USB 3 ports support this standard, but in ...
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not getting USB 3.0 speeds with multiple USB 3.0 sticks on my laptop
My Core i5 laptop is behaving strangely on windows 8.1 - I think on windows 8 it didn't have this problem.. but I have 8.1 now.
My USB3.0 flash drives are all copying at 10 to 13MB/s a second , it ...
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What defines maximum numbers of USBs connected?
By default maximum possible USB devices connected is 128. Different motherboards support different numbers. Most of them do not go that high. But how is that number defined?
I mean for example x86 ...
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Daisy chaining capacity for USB 3.0
I am trying to figure out how many USB 3.0 devices I can daisy chain together and provide an adequate (5V) power supply to. For instance Device #1 (D1), plugs into my laptop and my laptop keeps it ...
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Slow performance running VM Player image (virtual machine) on USB3.0 external drive
I have a virtual image I'm trying to run over USB3.0 on an external drive using VM Player. The performance is very slow and I cant seem to find the culprit. I've ran some benchmarking tools and my UP ...
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Best Way to Connect 3 Computers to Peripherals
I'm trying to find my best, low-latency option for connecting three computers. Generally, this wouldn't be an issue, but I see no way to do what I'm looking to do without having to plug/unplug cords ...
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USB Thumb Drive partioned oddly
Somehow my 32gb Lexar thumb drive got partioned very strangely, here is the output of lsblk:
sdb 8:16 1 29.8G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 1 44M 0 part /media/removable/LEXAR ...
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Windows 8.1 wont copy or move files to external HDD
I don't know what happened because it used to work perfectly but now I can't copy or move files TO the drive (can still copy them from it to windows) the drive is not corrupt or anything and can be ...
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What's the advantages of usb 3.0 compliant thumbdrive that doesn't have USB 3.0 speed performance?
I just learned that there are USB 3.0 compliant thumbdrives in the market that only support up to the maximum speed of USB 2.0 (nothing to do with using USB 3.0 device on USB 2.0 port here) and they ...
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mouse won't connect properly
This is maybe a question from a lower than average level, but I figured this place was the best chance of getting an solution to my little problem...
I've bought a Sharkoon Fireglider mouse with 7 ...
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Why does a crucial m4 SATA SSD connected to an Inateck USB 3.0 dock achieve substantially less than the expected ~410MB/s?
I have an HP Elitebook 8470w connected to an Inateck USB 3.0 to SATA Docking Station with a Crucial 64gb M4 SSD plugged into it.
So why am I seeing un-cached sequential read speeds of only ~30MB/s?
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laCie 1TB USB3.0 not detected in windows 7 64bit
I have a problem with my laCie rugged USB3.0 1TB. When I connect it via USB2.0 it works correctly according to USB2.0 specifications.
Recently, I have bought a USB3.0 adapter and when I connect the ...
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WD (Western Digital) Mybook appears and disappears
Don't know but maybe it's an odd problem,
Using windows 8, didn't have critical errors, sometime I got the blue screen on Win8,
after restarting it didn't show my WD MyBook 2TB USB3 external drive,
I ...
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I'm having trouble installing USB 3 drivers on Windows 7
I recently acquired a toshiba laptop which came with Windows 8. I downgraded to Windows 7 and installed the necessary drivers which I obtained here:
http://www.toshiba.co.uk/innovation/...
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ASUS P5K-E motherboard upgrade to USB3.0 port
Can I add a USB3.0 card via the PCI slot on my ASUS P5K-E motherboard and take advantage of the "SuperSpeed" of USB3.0?
The card I'm looking to buy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=...
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My External USB drive stops after reading some data
I had the external USB 3.0 western Digital My Book essential 3TB drive.
I had loto of data on it.
Suddenlt when i start copying data from it then after reading 20GB or so data then i get error that ...
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Unplugged my USB 3 without safely removing hardware and now my other machine won't read it
The title says it all, really! I unplugged my usb 3 drive to take it to my lounge and plug into the media centre and hey presto, it can see the drive, but it shows as an empty folder. Funnily enough ...
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Can't install USB 3 drivers on Windows 7 (Pro)
I have recently downgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 7 on my Laptop. I know it has 2 USB 3.0 ports (the blue sockets). I'm currently using the "Intel 7 Series C216" chipset .
The problem is, I tried ...
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Windows 8 x64 and the Renesas USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
Laptop Lenovo W520 with 2 USB 3.0 ports.
I have issues with the "Renesas USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller" which got installed automatically with Windows 8.
When the device is marked as working in ...
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Can this USB3 behaviour be anything else than a hardware failure?
While my motherboard is half a year old now (ASUS M5A99X EVO), I only recently made use of the USB3 boards (after purchase of USB3 external harddrive). However, I am encountering issues. I am running ...
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USB keyboard works in windows but not in games
I have a problem with a new PC i just built.
It has 6 USB3 ports on the rear, and no USB2 ports. When I plug my Logitech G15 v2 in the rear USB3 ports it works fine in both BIOS and windows - however,...
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USB 3.0 to SAS; seems slow to me. Is it?
I've been transferring about 5TB from a USB 3.0 enclosure with built in hardware RAID running 4x SATA III drives. The destination is an external SAS enclosure (7x SATA II) with 2x SAS cables connected ...
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USB 3.0 Backpanel ports not working - Front Panel works Renesas 0.96
I've got a Asus P8Z68-deluxe Motherboard running version 3304.
Now I have some issues with my USB3 ports, they don't work. The Renesas USB Controller starts showing yellow marks at the device when ...
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Using an ssd across computers
So I'm not sure what to call what I want to do or how stupid it might seem but I am wondering if it is possible to use one SSD across two different computers. For example, I have an external SSD that ...
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WD My passport ultra is not detected when USB 3.0 enabled in BIOS
I got new Thinkpad T450 which has 3x USB 3.0 ports. BIOS is having three modes for USB config namely Auto (default), USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
Working Usecases
WD drive is detected in USB 2.0 BIOS mode ...
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Windows 7 machine with USB 3.0 only runs at USB 1.1
I have an Alienware 15 R2 and it ONLY has USB 3.0 ports. I run the Dell diagnostic on my machine and it says the USB ports are all running at 1.1 as the current speed with a max of 2.0 and it passes ...
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How to increase the Write speed of Usb 3.0 flash drive?
Currently i am getting the below mentioned average speeds while tranferring (Writing) a big video file of 2GB by using SanDisk ultra Usb 3.0 16 GB on WIndows 7 64 Bit on Lenovo B590 Laptop :-
Usb3.0 ...
