Any USB 1.1/2.0 will work in a 3.0 Blue port, but will NOT increase the speed of the connection, it will 'throttle down' to 2.0 speeds. The 3.0 cable connections are different then 1.1 and 2.0
Any USB 1.1/2.0 will work in a 3.0 Blue port, but will NOT increase the speed of the connection, it will 'throttle down' to 2.0 speeds. The 3.0 cable connections are different then 1.1 and 2.0
I was pointing out to use whichever is convenient. Theres no need to go out of the way to hook a usb2 drive to a usb2 port if usb3 is easier to get to.