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USB2.0 copying speed....

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
May 14, 2010 at 9:36 AM
Hi guys,

I discovered frm one of my frnd....that if u use a dual usb cable with a external HDD...(having miniUSB slot) then u will get double the copying speed
from a single USB cable.....


microUSB ------------{ two USB Ports :mrgreen:

i was getting 45-50mbps....speed...from it

just try it....:cool:
khmadhu
khmadhu #2
May 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM
i was getting 45-50mbps....speed...from it
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that's the normal speed...

how u tested..? can u explain bit more..
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #3
May 15, 2010 at 9:04 AM
khmadhu said:
that's the normal speed...

how u tested..? can u explain bit more..
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that speed was of my frnds old USB HDD.....

new portable HDD will get 85-90Mbps.....:grin:

u only have to buy a USB cable having dual USB plugs...& one mini-USB plug:mrgreen:
Gauravs90
Gauravs90 #4
May 15, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Max speed of USB 2.0 is 480 mbps so you will get max speed of 60 MBps
khmadhu
khmadhu #5
May 16, 2010 at 9:10 PM
new portable HDD will get 85-90Mbps....
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is it USB 3.0 .? connected to USB 2.0.
usb 2.0 can give max 60 MB/s.. windows u will get around 35-45 MB/s.. in linux u can get 58 MB/s
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #6
May 17, 2010 at 9:33 AM
khmadhu said:
is it USB 3.0 .? connected to USB 2.0.
usb 2.0 can give max 60 MB/s.. windows u will get around 35-45 MB/s.. in linux u can get 58 MB/s
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nope its 2.0 seagate freeagent Go 250GB
ankushkool
ankushkool #7
Jun 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM
how did u measure de speed?
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paroh #8
Jun 1, 2010 at 8:58 AM
KaranTh85 said:
nope its 2.0 seagate freeagent Go 250GB
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Is 2.0 seagate freeagent go is 7200RPM or 5400RPM?
As i read some where that dual usb cable with a external HDD is needed to give more power to run usb external drive. but i don't know whether this will also increase the performance of the drive as 5400RPM can't give u 85-90MBPs speed as far as i know even the 7200RPM internal sata 2 hard disk can't give u constant speed of 85-90MBPs speed. and as u are saying that( "i was getting 45-50mbps....speed...from it") so i think u are using drive with speed of 5400RPM.

Also check this
*www.cooldrives.com/images3trans_1x1.gif*www.cooldrives.com/ep.yimg.com/ca/I/cooldrives_2069_59095481.jpg

*www.cooldrives.com/ep.yimg.com/ca/I/cooldrives_2074_41324634.jpg

*www.cooldrives.com/ep.yimg.com/ca/I/cooldrives_2069_59120093.gif

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu #9
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:34 AM
u can google....for speed of freeagent Go 250GB
ankushkool
ankushkool #10
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:55 AM
here: *shopper.cnet.com/laptop-hard-drives/seagate-freeagent-go-portable/4014-9997_9-33299904.html#info-5

Max speed 480Mbps (= 60 MBps) MAX!

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may be u got de model wrong... it must be a USB 3.0 drive.
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chocochoco #11
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM
I've tried it. It's good!
skeletor
skeletor #13
Jun 3, 2010 at 3:19 AM
Has your friend "done this"? Or is he just saying it.
sriharsha_madineni
sriharsha_madineni #15
Jun 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Cmon man, the max transfer rate of USB 2.0 controller is 480mbps(~60MB/S). This is shared among all ports in a mobo. How come he exceeded theoretical limits??

Is he using any 3rd party copying software, which most of the time show exaggerated values.
Cool Buddy
Cool Buddy #16
Jun 4, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Which software are you using for copying? And how did you come to know of the speed?
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #17
Jun 4, 2010 at 5:38 PM
sriharsha_madineni said:
Cmon man, the max transfer rate of USB 2.0 controller is 480mbps(~60MB/S). This is shared among all ports in a mobo. How come he exceeded theoretical limits??

Is he using any 3rd party copying software, which most of the time show exaggerated values.
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u first buy the above usb cable (in pic) & try it urself......:smile:

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Cool Buddy said:
Which software are you using for copying? And how did you come to know of the speed?
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windows 7 shows the copying speed & u can also use teracopy in XP :razz:
rkneo11
rkneo11 #18
Jun 4, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Hmm i doubt this...
The Y cable is actually supplied for it to be compatible with USB 1 ports...
ankushkool
ankushkool #19
Jun 4, 2010 at 7:22 PM
i tried it with my Freeagent 500GB HDD... and as i thought... no improvement in speeds!
sriharsha_madineni
sriharsha_madineni #20
Jun 5, 2010 at 1:00 AM
:) No you are not getting the point, even the fastest ext hdd's out there from Buffalo, which use turbo usb to boost transfer speeds, maxed out @40MB/s

It doesn't make any difference to speeds if you use a Y cable, it is mostly used with certain drives which need more power hence a y cable to supply that extra power. It has got nothing to do with speeds :)

Check this out *www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?seg=HHO&poid=438342

More over, USB Speeds depend upon the controller, so no matter how many ports you have and how many devices you connect, the max available 480mbps is shared among all running ports. So that is 60MB/s shared among all ports .