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iMacs and USB 3.0 CF reader
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1514121" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Not all USB 3.0 devices are backward compatible with USB 2.0. I had to return a USB 3.0 WD Passport hard drive to Best Buy because it would not work right with my 2011 iMac which only has USB 2.0. Most off the shelf USB 3.0 hard drives should work OK with the proper cable, and connected to USB 2.0, but not all will.</p><p></p><p>Unless a specific driver for the Mac was included with that USB 3.0 device, there probably is not one available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1514121, member: 46727"] Not all USB 3.0 devices are backward compatible with USB 2.0. I had to return a USB 3.0 WD Passport hard drive to Best Buy because it would not work right with my 2011 iMac which only has USB 2.0. Most off the shelf USB 3.0 hard drives should work OK with the proper cable, and connected to USB 2.0, but not all will. Unless a specific driver for the Mac was included with that USB 3.0 device, there probably is not one available. [/QUOTE]
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