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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Paul Hartman |
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<paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> here are 3 or now I |
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>> think 4 different USB specs - EHCI, OHCI, UHCI, and then whatever USB |
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>> 3.0 is using |
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> XHCI |
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> Furthermore, USB 3.0 has 9-pin ports and cables (for type-A) versus |
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> the 4-pin of USB 1/2. The USB 3.0 sockets are backward-compatible with |
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> older USB devices and cables, but older USB cables are not |
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> forward-compatible with USB 3.0. |
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Good point. None of my USB 2.0 drives work in my USB 3.0 port. I do |
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have a USB 3.0 drivers, supposedly, and one drive that claims to be |
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eSata/USB 3.0 compatible, but I've not tried to get it working using |
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USB 3.0. |
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- Mark |