Ok .. so .. maybe .. your new device should be USB-3 (or 3.1) and your laptop is "probably" 3.0 (?) and you're using a 2.0 cable. (4 wires instead of 9 in USB-3) Now whereas I have an expectation that this combination should work, just at USB-2 speeds because of the cable, I guess there is a possibility the laptop is sending a "hello, what are you?" , the DVD says "USB-3", the laptop says "me too!" and ignores the cable spec ... maybe worth trying a USB3 cable? It may fix the problem, but regardless it's...
Ok .. so .. maybe .. your new device should be USB-3 (or 3.1) and your laptop is "probably" 3.0 (?) and you're using a 2.0 cable. (4 wires instead of 9 in USB-3) Now whereas I have an expectation that this combination should work, just at USB-2 speeds because of the cable, I guess there is a possibility the laptop is sending a "hello, what are you?" , the DVD says "USB-3", the laptop says "me too!" and ignores the cable spec ... maybe worth trying a USB3 cable? It may fix the problem, but regardless it's...
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