Noobish USB 3.0 question...

[Darkst4r]

I just got a Western digital 1tb external hard drive for my birthday which is USB 3.0.

My question is how do I take advantage of the higher speeds USB 3.0 offers ?

I have an Asus Crosshair 4 mobo which apparantly supports USB 3.0 but how do I use it ?

Are there separate USB 3.0 sockets on the motherboard or do the standard USB 2.0 sockets detect when a 3.0 device is connected and thats it ?

If there are separate 3.0 sockets on the mobo, can I connect them up to the standard 2.0 ports on my case or do you need 3.0 specific ports ?

Sorry for all the noobish questions !

 

[RJC]

You should have separate USB 3 slots which usually are blue.

The herders on the motherboard tend to be different style to the STD USB

Edit: you should have 4 blues it's on the rear I/O plate.

 

[Darkst4r]

Doh ! found it. Cheers

 

[Surveyor]

Make sure you've installed the USB 3.0 drivers.