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menasha_rabinowitz asked in Computers & InternetHardwareAdd-ons · 1 decade ago

I have a computer with USB 1.1 Can I use an external hard drive with USB 2.0 to transfwe files?

My computer is an HP with 550mz and 256 meg ram.

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  • adp5302
    1 decade ago
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    Yes you can. Only that it works at 1.1 which means the data transfer rate is much slower ( 12Mbps as opposed to 480Mbps)

  • gtws
    1 decade ago

    You can, but the transfer process will be very slow if you are moving a lot of data. One thing to consider would be to purchase a USB 2 add-in card and install in your computer. These are relatively inexpensive and the time save during large file transfer will worth the cost. I would also suggest upgrading your computer. The one mentioned is very old by todays standards.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes if it is backwards compatible with usb 1.1, i would check, most stuff is nowadays

  • mitch
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    you need to adapt two1.1's to one 2.0/power requirements i believe

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  • derek6711
    1 decade ago

    you can use that in it.

    the 1.1 and stuff just means how fast it is

  • Geek Squad
    1 decade ago

    No

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