USB 3.0 Cable extension

According to this, section 5 talks about how USB 3 and USB 2 cables are different.

It would have made sense for the design to be backwards compatible but that doesn't mean it will be. I think it will be safe to try. If the drive was to get enough power to operate, I'd expect it to work at USB 2 speeds.

Give it a shot and let us know the results!

So after a little testing here's what i've got.

Testing done with WD Passport 500GB USB 3.0
Size of File Copied 4 GB

1) 2 Feet USB 2.0 Cable Male to Female - Male going into the M/b USB 3.0 Slot and Female has a USB 3.0 cable Plugged into it

Time Take 2.28 Minutes

2)USB 2.0 Cable into USB 2.0 Slot

Time Taken 2.21 Minutes

3) USB 3.0 cable into USB 3.0

Time Taken - 1.09 Minutes

4)Just for heck of it, Using a eSATA Cable on a 2TB 5400 RPM drive

Time Taken 0.56 Minutes

Thanks for posting your results Sl4y3r. Looks like the speeds dropped to SATA 2 for your extension cable.