Fax behavior.

[Peter Jason]

Win7 SP1

I have a USB fax modem, a Netcomm 56K.

After I bought a 4-socket USB3 PCIe card and
plugged this into the motherboard and then plugged
the modem into this, this latter did not work and
gave an "unknown error" message.

But when I plugged the modem into one of the
motherboard USB socket, it worked; and still does.

Is there a reason for this besides a poor-quality
PCIe card?

Peter

 

[Wildman]

Win7 SP1

I have a USB fax modem, a Netcomm 56K.

After I bought a 4-socket USB3 PCIe card and
plugged this into the motherboard and then plugged
the modem into this, this latter did not work and
gave an "unknown error" message.

But when I plugged the modem into one of the
motherboard USB socket, it worked; and still does.

Is there a reason for this besides a poor-quality
PCIe card?

Peter

From what I have gathered from previous discussions
on this subject, USB3 can only be used for external
hard drives.

Others with more knowledge might elaborate or correct
me if I'm wrong.

 

[Peter Jason]

From what I have gathered from previous discussions
on this subject, USB3 can only be used for external
hard drives.

Others with more knowledge might elaborate or correct
me if I'm wrong.

The modem installation instructions didn't mention
this. Anyway, it's working now.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Wildman.

...USB3 can only be used for external hard drives.

My Lexar 8 GB USB 3.0 flash drive works fine. (So does my Seagate 3.0 TB
GoFlex Desk USB HDD - after I figured out how to format it over ~2.2 TB.)

RC
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"Wildman" wrote in message

Win7 SP1

I have a USB fax modem, a Netcomm 56K.

After I bought a 4-socket USB3 PCIe card and
plugged this into the motherboard and then plugged
the modem into this, this latter did not work and
gave an "unknown error" message.

But when I plugged the modem into one of the
motherboard USB socket, it worked; and still does.

Is there a reason for this besides a poor-quality
PCIe card?

Peter

From what I have gathered from previous discussions
on this subject, USB3 can only be used for external
hard drives.

Others with more knowledge might elaborate or correct
me if I'm wrong.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

From what I have gathered from previous discussions
on this subject, USB3 can only be used for external
hard drives.

Others with more knowledge might elaborate or correct
me if I'm wrong.

Sounds to me like an urban legend.

I certainly use it on many other items, including USB2 devices.

 

[G. Ross]

From what I have gathered from previous discussions
on this subject, USB3 can only be used for external
hard drives.

Others with more knowledge might elaborate or correct
me if I'm wrong.

Both my cameras, mouse, thumb drives and my hard drives work well on USB3.
My notebook has both and I can't tell any difference on anything I
have used. But then
I have never done any measured testing.

 

[Art Todesco]

Both my cameras, mouse, thumb drives and my hard drives work well on USB3.
My notebook has both and I can't tell any difference on anything I have
used. But then
I have never done any measured testing.

My notebook, a Dell mini W7, not a netbook, has 1 USB3 connector and 2
USB2. I have had some USB2 stuff not work with the USB3 connector. I
think it was an Alfa long range external wifi adapter, and may have
something to do with the fact that I installed the drivers while using
the USB2 connector. But I don't know.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

My notebook, a Dell mini W7, not a netbook, has 1 USB3 connector and 2
USB2. I have had some USB2 stuff not work with the USB3 connector. I
think it was an Alfa long range external wifi adapter, and may have
something to do with the fact that I installed the drivers while using
the USB2 connector. But I don't know.

I've only had one anomaly with a USB2 device in a USB3 connector. It's
my cell phone, which shows up as three items in the safely-remove
dialog. If I use a USB3 port, one of those items is greyed out and I
can't click it to remove. I have forgotten the details, sorry.