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  1. 1st Mar 2008 23:38 #1
    edong
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    I just bought a new external Seagate hard drive. It has USB 2 interface. Even though it requires XP and Vista, it works on My Win2000 PC which has USB1. Aside from the obvious slow transfer, am I putting an additional stress on the external HD? I have already transferred some 15 GB of data.
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    Is it bad? I think so.
    Like downloading a 5GB file with a 2400 baud phone modem. It may work but there is lots of potential for corrupted transfers. File verify will double the time.

    Why not buy a USB2 card?
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    It's slow, that's all.
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    Thanks guys.
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  5. 2nd Mar 2008 02:29 #5
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    Originally Posted by jagabo
    It's slow, that's all.
    Actually, no, that's not all. I've seen USB2 drives corrupt themselves on a USB1 connection.
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    Should it be a problem?... No.

    Could it be a problem? Running Windows?! Older Windows?!?
    Anything's possible!
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