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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Michael Scherer |
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<a6702894@××××××××××××××.at> wrote: |
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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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>>> |
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>>> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> |
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>>> wrote: |
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>>>> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>>> |
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>> |
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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 |
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> Seems this either a typo, or a contradiction: |
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> "The USB 3.0 sockets are backward-compatible with older ... cables" |
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> would mean I can use the old cables for 3.0, but then |
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> "but older USB cables are not forward-compatible with USB 3.0" |
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> says I can NOT use the old cables. |
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> I have no 3.0, but some day I probably will, so I'd like to know what |
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> exactly you mean. |
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> kind regards |
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> michael |
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Hi, |
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Here is what I mean: |
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USB 3.0 socket is backwards compatible = USB 2.0 cable and devices |
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still work as USB 2.0 when plugged into USB 3.0 port. |
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USB 2.0 cable is not forward-compatible = you can not use USB 2.0 |
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cable with USB 3.0 device as USB 3.0. It will only behave as USB 2.0 |
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in that case. |
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If you want to truly use USB 3.0 you need to have all three: USB 3.0 |
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port, USB 3.0 cable, USB 3.0 device. |