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    Acer aspire 5750(LX.RLY02.085) usb 3.0 port not working

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nikp, Nov 2, 2011.

  1. nikp

    nikp Newbie

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    Although one of the three usb ports is usb 3.0 ,it works as usb 2.0. I know it s usb 3.0 because it is different from the others. I installed drivers but nothing changed. Does anyone have any suggestions?
     
    nikp, Nov 2, 2011
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  2. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    You need a USB 3.0 speed flash drive to utilise the full benefit of that port.
     
    ellalan, Nov 2, 2011
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  3. aintz

    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    is the external hd or flash drive you are using usb3? and some usb3 flash drives are just frauds and work terribly slow, like the one i bought lol. my external usb3 hd works just fine though
     
    aintz, Nov 2, 2011
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