On 5/29/2014 5:56 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 29/05/2014 22:43, AlDrake wrote:
Can anyone shed some light on windows 7 tool that alerts connecting to
a USB3 can achieve faster access. I get this sometimes even when I am
connecting a USB3 device but win7 doesn't agree. Can this utility be
accessed to check connections? So far the only way I can tell is viewing
the speed of files being transferred.

Al.

Are you connecting your device with the USB3 port? Having a USB3
compatible device is one thing but you also need a USB3 port and this is
normally distinguished by looking at the pins on the port. There are
normally 4 pins on a USB3 port. check it out and post back.

Also note that Most new machines have some USB3 ports and some are still
USB2 ports and one port USB2 is for debugging something. Now I can't
tell you what it is for because I haven't used it for anything else
except to hook my mouse.

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I think I posted what I am doing in another thread but I installed a
USB3 PCIe card and connected a USB3 drive but I still get that nag. It
disappears shortly after complaining that something is wrong but I don't
know what. I thought if I could recall that tool at will it might help.
I might need to address my BIOS but I don't know what to look for
exactly. Maybe I simply can't get there from here if I'm restricted by
either MoBo or BIOS. I know the plug is firmly seated as I've had it in
place and I got better results from an internal SSD to USB3 enclosure. I
know there must be a speed differential from an external hdd and an
external enclosure with an SSD inside but it's unclear what to expect.