K klrman Reputable Sep 2, 2014 492 0 4,790 Mar 3, 2015 #1 If I enter BIOS and disable USB 3.0 support, would those same USB 3.0 ports still be usable as USB 2.0 ports or does that totally disable the 3.0 ports all together?
If I enter BIOS and disable USB 3.0 support, would those same USB 3.0 ports still be usable as USB 2.0 ports or does that totally disable the 3.0 ports all together?
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,718 314 70,240 Mar 3, 2015 #2 It should completely disable the port. Upvote 0 Downvote
backoffmanImascientist Reputable Feb 15, 2015 222 0 4,710 Mar 3, 2015 #3 You can plug USB 2 devices into USB 3 ports; it won't make them faster, but the ports are backwards compatible. So no need to disable USB 3 at all. Upvote 0 Downvote
You can plug USB 2 devices into USB 3 ports; it won't make them faster, but the ports are backwards compatible. So no need to disable USB 3 at all.
K klrman Reputable Sep 2, 2014 492 0 4,790 Mar 3, 2015 #4 backoffmanImascientist : You can plug USB 2 devices into USB 3 ports; it won't make them faster, but the ports are backwards compatible. So no need to disable USB 3 at all. Thanks but USB3.0 ports on my MSI board constantly disconnect and I didn't want to risk a firmware update at the moment. Upvote 0 Downvote
backoffmanImascientist : You can plug USB 2 devices into USB 3 ports; it won't make them faster, but the ports are backwards compatible. So no need to disable USB 3 at all. Thanks but USB3.0 ports on my MSI board constantly disconnect and I didn't want to risk a firmware update at the moment.