Can a Mac boot from a usb 3 drive connected to its usb 2 port?
M macmesser macrumors 6502a Original poster Aug 13, 2012 921 198 Long Island, NY USA Apr 12, 2014 #1 Can a Mac boot from a usb 3 drive connected to its usb 2 port?
Intell macrumors P6 Jan 24, 2010 18,955 509 Inside Apr 12, 2014 #2 In most cases, yes. Most USB 3 drives are backwards compatible with USB 2 and USB 1.
Altemose macrumors G3 Mar 26, 2013 9,189 487 Elkton, Maryland Apr 12, 2014 #3 macmesser said: Can a Mac boot from a usb 3 drive connected to its usb 2 port? Click to expand... The only time it would raise an issue is on old G3 systems without firmware updates. They are backwards compatible for the most part as Intell stated.
macmesser said: Can a Mac boot from a usb 3 drive connected to its usb 2 port? Click to expand... The only time it would raise an issue is on old G3 systems without firmware updates. They are backwards compatible for the most part as Intell stated.
M macmesser macrumors 6502a Original poster Aug 13, 2012 921 198 Long Island, NY USA Apr 13, 2014 #4 Intell said: In most cases, yes. Most USB 3 drives are backwards compatible with USB 2 and USB 1. Click to expand... Thanks. ---------- Altemose said: The only time it would raise an issue is on old G3 systems without firmware updates. They are backwards compatible for the most part as Intell stated. Click to expand... Thanks.
Intell said: In most cases, yes. Most USB 3 drives are backwards compatible with USB 2 and USB 1. Click to expand... Thanks. ---------- Altemose said: The only time it would raise an issue is on old G3 systems without firmware updates. They are backwards compatible for the most part as Intell stated. Click to expand... Thanks.