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kumarn_2004 Original post #1
Jan 23, 2013 at 6:36 PM
Hi Guys,

There are three USB PORTS in a laptop, i.e.,one 2.0 and two 3.0. Can we use any accessories like keyboard,mouse,pen drive and ANY Apple i phones MODLES in any USB PORTS OR in a particular USEB PORTS LIKE 2.0 & 3.0?
thetechfreak
Jan 24, 2013 at 7:52 AM
There are three USB PORTS in a laptop, i.e.,one 2.0 and two 3.0. Can we use any accessories like keyboard,mouse,pen drive and ANY Apple i phones MODLES in any USB PORTS OR in a particular USEB PORTS LIKE 2.0 & 3.0?

Yea you can. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible and USB 2.0 devices will work on the 3.0 port.
harshilsharma63
Jan 24, 2013 at 8:34 AM
You can use any device in any usb post.

You can use any device in any usb post.
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Naxal #4
Jan 26, 2013 at 10:06 PM
Yea you can. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible and USB 2.0 devices will work on the 3.0 port.

vice versa also i guess, any USB 3.0 device will work under USB 2.0 port too (but with less speed :( )
saswat23
Jan 26, 2013 at 10:42 PM
Be it port or be it the device, but if one is USB2.0 then you will get USB2.0 speed only.
topgear
topgear #6
Jan 27, 2013 at 6:21 AM
one more thing to consider is if Op's laptop has Asmedia USB 3.0 chispet and he is on win 8 then he should not install the Asmedia USB 3.0 driver - if only degrades performance and the default windows driver is enough.
saswat23
Jan 27, 2013 at 9:15 AM
But Win7 doesnt have inbuilt USB3.0 driver I hopt. Win8 might be having.
gameranand
Jan 27, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Sometimes Mice and KBs might not work in USB 3.0. Its a common issue and happened to me also.