“Do I need a special USB Cable to connect the Toshiba External USB 3.0 Hard Drive to my HP USB 2.0 tower?”

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• The drive comes with the USB 3.0 cable, which will also work with your USB 2.0 port.

  Answered by ToshibaStaff 12 years ago

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• The cable that comes with the drive will plug into USB 2 port on your computer. It is backwards compatible though it will only transfer at usb2 speeds. Also note that the other end of the cable(the end that connects to the external drive) is not a standard usb2 plug, so you will not be able to replace the cable with an old cable that you may have lying around.

  Answered by Evilindeed 12 years ago

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• No, standard connect. Easy to install. Just plug it in.

  Answered by RAH1965 12 years ago

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• No. Since you can't use the USB 3.0 capability of the drive, regular cable is all you need for your machine.

  Answered by AhwatukeeAl 12 years ago

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• No. The cables are backwards compatible.

  Answered by 603Geek 12 years ago

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• No, the USB 3.0 cables are backwards compatible.

  Answered by 603Geek 12 years ago

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