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Toshiba Canvio HDT is not working with 2.0 usb?

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Anonymous User - Updated on Nov 12, 2018 at 01:07 PM
 Blocked Profile - Nov 13, 2018 at 10:28 AM
Hello,
strange problems here with my external HD :

while working fine with 3.0 usb port, like on MAC or ps4 , it s not recognized in ps3 and tv (haier) .
i assume that the problem is the 2.0 usb port because the problem happens only when the light is white. with mac or ps4 the light is blue .
when connected to tv or ps3 the HD seems to be working though.

of course, it s FAT32 (it wouldn t work on ps4 otherwise)
any guess?

thank you in advance

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Blocked Profile
Nov 12, 2018 at 04:51 PM
What is your question? USB is backwards compatible, yes. Its throughput will be degraded, but still working. I agree with your first guess, it is a disk format issue!
Anonymous User
Nov 12, 2018 at 06:05 PM
this toshiba HDD has not an usb cable with backwards usb (only 1 male usb ) , so i don t really understand your first answer (sorry, maybe i explained it in the wrong way?)

It looks like the HD is not recognized when i connect it to a female usb 2.0 port ( tv or ps3 for instance).
I just don t understand why, or anyway i don t understand how i can solve this. That s my question in short.
Blocked Profile
Nov 13, 2018 at 08:43 AM
OK, backwards compatible means this: USB3 PORTS will accept USB1 Devices, but will negotiate at USB 1 speeds. USB 1 PORTS will not accept USB3 Devices, as USB 3 devices can only negotiate at USB3 speeds! I hope that makes sense to you. I do not care about a cables gender as they either fit, or they don't, and the cable does not care about what level the USB is.
Anonymous User
Nov 13, 2018 at 09:13 AM
Ok now i got it ,thank you very much.
Still i wonder if there is a solution . I thought i could change the HDD cable with another kind but sometimes it s not recommended
Blocked Profile
Nov 13, 2018 at 09:16 AM
From here, I believe it is all about what FORMAT the disk is in. Not all devices can read all formats.
Anonymous User
Nov 13, 2018 at 09:25 AM
You mean format like FAT32? The HDD is like that.
Which is strange that it doesn t work on ps3 (but it works on ps4): ps4-ps3 can read only FAT32 format after all.

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