Question 1

Specs say usb 2.0 backwards compatible, but does that include powering up?  USB 3.0 power output is greater than 2.0 and specs only indicate powered by usb 3.0.

Accepted Answer

I'm using both the 1Tb & 2Tb versions of this drive at different times on an older Dell Dimension 9100 with only USB 2.0 ports. It is somewhat selective about which USB connector I use and I strongly suspect it's due to insufficient power at one connector.

Question 2

Is this product compatible with a mac?

Accepted Answer

The specs do not Mention Mac compatibility, but I would assume it could be reformatted for a Mac. I have not used one on a Mac, since I do not have a use for one, but I have used one on various versions of Linux by reformatting to the file systems required, Some external drives have an NTFS driver for Macs, but I do not believe that this one does.

Question 3

Can I use this to back up a Windows 03 server?

Accepted Answer

I would assume it would work with Server 2003. It may require that you reformat the drive for that server platform, but it should work. To obtain the benefits of the USB3 speeds, it might require the installation of a USB3 add on card, if the mainboard does not have USB3 ports available. I have them working fine on Server 2008R2 and higher. We do not use Server 2003 since support was discontinued.

Question 4

Is this product compatible with both Mac and PC?

Accepted Answer

A PC for sure, and I expect a Mac with a USB port also.

Question 5

usable with usb 2.0 computer ?

Accepted Answer

If you look on the specification list it does state it is backwards compatible with usb 2.0. Of course it will not be at 3.0 speeds though.

Question 6

Can you download games (Battlefield 4) and play these games from this external hard drive?

Accepted Answer

This drive should be supported on Xbox One but you will have to format the drive through the Xbox One UI to be able to load and play games from it (otherwise it will simply play media like music and video only).

Question 7

Can I use this one drive to do Time Machine backups on two different MacBook computers?

Accepted Answer

I believe that Time Machine assumes that one backup partition serves one machine.

But you should be able to create two backup -partitions, and assign one to each MacBook.

Question 8

Is software included to password protect this drive?

Accepted Answer

No there is not. This is the barebones edition. You're looking for the elements edition I believe.

Question 9

Owners:  What's the sustained read/write you've experienced?

Accepted Answer

Brust speed 65 sustained 25

Question 10

Is this a solid state hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.  No, this is not a solid state drive.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

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