On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Jim <binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/28/2012 08:42 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: >> >> On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:27:25 -0400 >> Jim wrote: >> >>> Is Fedora 17 compatible with USB-3.0 ? >> >> I've been using a USB3 external backup drive with no problems >> since fedora 16 (which is around the time I got a new system >> that had USB3 ports in it). > > Thanks for the info Tom. > > I will be installing F17 on a friends Computer that has USB-3 ports on it > and I wanted to be sure. > > I would imagine that those 3.0 ports are backward compatible with USB-2 > devices. > > Since there are many USB3 chipset manufacturer, why don't you download a live disc of Fedora and run that with an external USB3 storage device before install. If you have USB3 connectivity, you should get around 60-80 MBs. USB2 gets about ~20-30 MBs. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
