“Is this backwards compatible to be used on an old computer that has USB 2 and Win XP pro SP2? I want to use this with SSDs instead of the tape back up, changing drives every day?”

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• Literature says you can, to answer both questions.

  Answered by ChairmanDave 7 years ago

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• It uses USB 3.0 and is backwards compatible with all USB versions.

  Answered by Brock 7 years ago

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• Yes they work on 2.0 USB just fine.

  Answered by pcman6 7 years ago

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• It should work with USB 2 but it will be slower. I don't know if Win XP will have the drivers you need to use it. Only SATA drives will work in it, so SSD's are fine. Again XP may not have the drivers you need.

  Answered by BlueArkie 7 years ago

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