Subj : USB 3.0 Flash Drive goof
To   : August Abolins
From : Ed Vance
Date : Fri Oct 08 2021 01:56 pm

10-04-21 18:25 August Abolins wrote to Ed Vance about USB 3.0 Flash Drive goof
Howdy! August,

 AA> Hello Ed Vance!

 AA> ** On Sunday 03.10.21 - 20:16, Ed Vance wrote to All:

 EV> A Store had a sale price I couldn't refuse for a 128GB
 EV> SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive, $20.00 US.

 EV> I plugged it in a USB 2.0 slot on my XP pc but nothing
 EV> showed up in Windows Explorer.

 EV> Later I tried plugging it in a Vista pc and it worked. I
 EV> guess my XP pc is too old to cut the mustard on this new
 EV> fangled stuff.

 AA> I thought most USB 3.0 -ready flash drives were supposed to be
 AA> backward compatible. Does it say so on the packaging?  If not,
 AA> that might explain why it's only $20; some companies offload
 AA> electronics that don't meet original spec.

Yes, on the back of the carton it says Backward Compatible with
USB 2.0 .

I plugged it in the XP pc again and after about 30 seconds I saw
the HDD LED was on so I waited and the Thumbdrive came up in
Windows Explorer.

Lord, Grant Me patience but I WANT IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

73 de Ed W9ODR            dit            dit

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