U3 enabled? It says that it is U3 enabled, yet it doesn't come with U3, and when I try to install U3 from www.sandisk.com it says that the flash drive is unsupported. So how do I get U3 on it?

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Chito · Accepted Answer

No.

RJfromRL · Answer

I'm not sure what you are asking about.
If you are asking if it works in a USB3.0 port, the answer is yes because USB3.0 ports are backwards compatible.
But the drive is designed as a USB2.0 device, and so it transfers data at the 2.0 interface speed.

jcao · Answer

Yes.

Jerry · Answer

It is a USB 2.0 drive. It works, make that functions, in a USB3 enabled slot, but it does not have the USB 3.0 access speeds.

Breams · Answer

That software should already be pre-installed. If it is not then rollback the USB Driver. If that doesn't work than either unplug it or reinstall driver.

newappleconvert · Answer

As I understand it, the flash drive will fit into a U3 port but is still a U2 drive.

BandPlayer · Answer

I think you need Sandisk support for this one

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I am not 100% certain, but I checked this question out last year. U3 technology was discontinued by SanDisk a year or two ago. Never quite certain why; I always deleted it from all of the flash drives I bought that had it. I was always annoyed at how slowly the drive mounted and the popups when the drive was inserted.

Answered by Anonymous 12 years ago

Lisa · Answer

It's not true ur USB is great

SanDiskSupport · Answer

U3 Technology is at End Of Life and SanDisk began phasing out support for U3 Technology in late 2009. U3 was originally developed to enable downloading portable applications to run from flash drives without installing on a computer. The U3 applications are no longer available to download. There is currently no SanDisk flash drive in production with U3 on it however we do have some models in stock which supports U3.

Answered by SanDiskSupport 14 years ago

“U3 enabled? It says that it is U3 enabled, yet it doesn't come with U3, and when I try to install U3 from www.sandisk.com it says that the flash drive is unsupported. So how do I get U3 on it?”

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