So "Off the ball" with USB - Silly question
This is a discussion about So "Off the ball" with USB - Silly question in the Windows Hardware category; I need to get hold of a USB external HD for work. The ones I've seen at good prices are all listed as USB 2. All of the PC's here at work have USB 1 or USB 1. 1 ports. Will a USB 2 device work in a USB 1.
I need to get hold of a USB external HD for work.
The ones I've seen at good prices are all listed as USB 2.
All of the PC's here at work have USB 1 or USB 1.1 ports.
Will a USB 2 device work in a USB 1.x port, allbeit transfer at a slower rate or are they incompatible with each other?
Ta
The ones I've seen at good prices are all listed as USB 2.
All of the PC's here at work have USB 1 or USB 1.1 ports.
Will a USB 2 device work in a USB 1.x port, allbeit transfer at a slower rate or are they incompatible with each other?
Ta
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Yep. USB 2 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1.
i second that
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Thank you gentlemen.
Means I can get a USB 2 HD, the older machines will still run it and the two PC's with USB 2 ports in will run it better!
Ta
Means I can get a USB 2 HD, the older machines will still run it and the two PC's with USB 2 ports in will run it better!
Ta
