1. catilley1092

    Windows 7 Can I install VirtualBox VM onto a USB3 Flash Drive?

    Last month, I bought a 128GB Crucial M4 SSD for my MSI FX603-064US notebook. Performance is excellent, couldn't ask for more, especially given the bottleneck, the SSD is designed for SATA3, my MB is SATA2. But I have a concern. I've read forum posts & articles that states that it's not good to...
  2. J

    Windows 7 new pc BSOD turtle beaches when plugged into usb 3.0 etron

    new PC, when i plug my turtle beach headset into usb 3.0 etron, it automatically BSOD. see attachmentLink Removed
  3. B

    Windows 7 Usb 3.0 will not recognize my 1tb drive but 2.0 will

    I have two drives by seagate 1tb and 500gb. The 1tb drive is highspeed but when i plug it into the 3.0usb ss it does not show up. Im stuck using the 2.0 drive. Can anyone give any help on this?
  4. C

    Windows 7 can't copy / backup to / or encrypt partitions on external hard drives

    Hi! First I would kindly ask forum admins to transfer my topic to more suitable subfolder, I really don't know here to post my problem. Thanks. Now to the problem. I have Asus N55SF laptop, with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit. Also, I have 2 external hard drives. One with USB 3.0, and one USB 2.0...
  5. JMH

    Windows 8 USB 3.0 Support Should Be Backported to Windows 7 via SP2

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  6. News

    Windows 8 Microsoft throws support behind USB 3.0 with Windows 8

    Microsoft is incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB 3.0 interconnect, which is in a battle for adoption with Intel's Thunderbolt. read more Link Removed
  7. News

    Windows 8 Windows 8 Will Have 'Robust USB 3.0 Support'

    Microsoft's Building Windows 8 blog confirms that the next version of Windows will build in support for USB 3.0. Source: Yahoo! News
  8. News

    Windows 8 Windows 8 will support USB 3

    Extensive testing in a bid to avoid blue screens Link Removed
  9. News

    Windows 8 Windows 8 to bring USB 3.0 to the masses

    Windows 8 will be ready to handle USB 3.0. Source: Yahoo! News
  10. News

    Windows 8 Windows 8 to fully support USB 3.0

    Microsoft is planning to fully integrate support for the speedier USB 3.0 standard into its upcoming flagship operating system Windows 8. Source: Yahoo! News
  11. News

    Windows 8 Shocker: Windows 8 to Support USB 3.0

    By Paul Thurrott In a new post to the suddenly bursting Building Windows 8 Blog, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky revealed that the next Windows will natively support USB 3.0. Yes, really. Source: Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows
  12. News

    Windows 8 Microsoft promises 'robust' USB 3.0 support in Windows 8

    No points for calling this one, but Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 8 will indeed boast support for the USB 3.0 specification, and "robust" support at that. That includes not just the higher transfer speeds you'd expect, but the promise of better batter life thanks to the improved power...
  13. News

    Windows 8 Native USB 3.0 Support Coming to Windows 8

    Windows 8 will be bringing with it native support for USB 3.0 controllers, writes Microsoft's Dennis Flanagan, Director of Program Management for the Devices and Networking Group. This is in contrast to previous versions of Windows, which continue to require separate drivers for USB 3.0...
  14. News

    Windows 8 Microsoft to provide USB 3.0 support for better battery life in Windows 8

    Microsoft officials are promising USB 3.0 support will be part of Windows 8, which will help with battery-life and power-consumption on tablets and desktop PCs. Link Removed
  15. swood

    Windows 7 Slow Transfer Speed on New 1TB USB3 External Hard Drive

    I bought a new laptop about 1 week ago - Link Removed . For some reason the product info is completely messed up now, not sure what they've done. I also bought a 1TB USB3 external hard drive - Link Removed My question is. Is there a reason why i'm only getting around 26ish MB/s transfer...
  16. Mike

    Windows 7 Intermittent SSD Freezing on Newer Laptops

    With new laptops coming out at a deep discount, many savvy computer users may be interested in taking advantage of such offers and then upgrading their laptop with a 3rd party solid state drive. The most common updates appear to be made through Crucial, OCZ, and Intel, all of whom make decent...
  17. News

    Gigabyte S1080 Windows 7 tablet hits pre-order

    Back in late May, we talked about the interesting looking Gigabyte S1080 Windows 7 tablet that sports a USB 3.0 port. The tablet is interesting with Windows 7 allowing it to turn much of the software that you are used to on your notebook or desktop. The tablet packs in a 1.66GHz Atom N550...
  18. P

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER BSOD on ASUS N61JV with USB Issues

    I attached my minidump file. I only had one minidump file even though, I unchecked the "overwrite minidump" option many months ago, for some reason they still get overridden (or not written at all by the looks of the access date???). In anycase, I have had several BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER BSOD's over...
  19. News

    Gigabyte announces S1080 Windows 7 tablet with USB 3.0 and optical drive dock

    We're here at Computex's pre-show event to get some hands-on time with a few new products. As expected many tablets are present, and one such device is Gigabyte's S1080 Windows 7 tablet, which we almost mistook as Viewsonic's Viewpad 7 . Here you have a 14.94mm-thick chassis housing a 10.1-inch...
  20. News

    Gigabyte S1080 tablet packs Windows 7 and USB 3.0

    Gigabyte has outed its latest tablet, the S1080, running Windows 7 on a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor. Fresh to Computex 2011 this morning, the S1080 has a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 multitouch display, 2GB of memory and weighs 0.9kg, taking on the ViewPad 10Pro in the process. The specs...