On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 03:34:30PM -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 02/06/17 14:40, Robert Nichols wrote: > > > >They should be 100% compatible. I can plug both USB2 and USB3 > >devices into those blue "Type-A SuperSpeed" connectors on the > >front of my PC with no problems at all. What does dmesg show when > >you plug in a device? > > > >-- > >Bob Nichols > + > > I don/t see any response to plugging in a Sandisk Extreme USB3 flash > drive at the USB3 port, USB@ works normally, couldn't find any > indication of the USB3 device in dmesg but there's a lot there and I > might have missed it. > > Perhaps thereis something in the bios setup that needs to be done to > enable those ports but I would expect them to be enabled by default > and just work ... > does your case have USB3 connectors on the front? are they connected to the MB? if so, does your device work with them? I've looked at the MSI web page for that board, and there is no indication that the rear USB3 ports are in any way different (physically) than a normal type-A port. Certainly, usb2 (and 1.1) devices SHOULD work with a usb3 port. as someone else suggested, you might check BIOS settings. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) ----------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx