Solved Can i get faster response time with a better usb cable

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Hi,

End of last year i bought a 1TB seagate external expansion drive STBV1000100. I used it for backups for a while so really didnt notice, but now im putting everything that i download on it so i can save my internal drive space. This is when i really noticed that i seems to take awhile to xfer files to or to remove files and i was wondering if i might get faster response time with a better usb cable. It has both 3.0 and 2.0 but it seems to cable is rather thin compared to for example my usb headphone cable.

I have never shopped for a better cable, just figured they were all the same but now im finding out they are not.

1. Can i get better speed with a better cable?
2. Any suggestions of what type of cable i should be shopping for and where, maybe newegg?

thanks..
 
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If it supports USB 3.0, are you connecting it to a USB 3.0 port (blue one). That will make a difference, a new cable is unlikely to have a measurable impact.
 

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No actually i think its on 2.0 so ill change it, thanks so much for the tip :)
 

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At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64bitCore i712GBAMD Radeon HD7670 1GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pav HPE h9-1110t
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU
Core i7
Memory
12GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD7670 1GB
Hard Drives
160GB Main OS only Solid State
500GB Secondary
160GB Slave SCSI with interface board and cable
1 TB external HD
Cooling
Air
Mouse
Razor Mamba
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