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Storage device (HDD or SSD type) is listed under the System Information under the General group.

Identifying storage device in Windows 10

1 Type Device Manager in I'm Cortana, Ask me anything eld.

The Device Manager window is displayed.

2 Click Disk Drives.

The storage devices installed in the system are displayed.

USB features

The Universal Serial Bus, or well known as USB was introduced to the PC world in 1996 which dramatically simplied the connection

between host computer and peripheral devices such as mice and keyboards, external hard drive or optical devices, Bluetooth and many

more peripheral devices in the market.

Let's take a quick look on the USB evolution referencing to the table below.

Table 1. USB evolution

Type Data Transfer Rate Category Introduction Year

USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 5 Gbps Super Speed 2010

USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed 2000

USB 1.1 12 Mbps Full Speed 1998

USB 1.0 1.5 Mbps Low Speed 1996

USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)

For years, the USB 2.0 has been rmly entrenched as the de facto interface standard in the PC world with about 6 billion devices sold, and

yet the need for more speed grows by ever faster computing hardware and ever greater bandwidth demands. The USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1

nally has the answer to the consumers' demands with a theoretically 10 times faster than its predecessor. In a nutshell, USB 3.1 Gen 1

features are as follows:

• Higher transfer rates (up to 5 Gbps)

• Increased maximum bus power and increased device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices

• New power management features

• Full-duplex data transfers and support for new transfer types

• Backward USB 2.0 compatibility

• New connectors and cable

The topics below cover some of the most commonly asked questions regarding USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1.

Speed

Currently, there are 3 speed modes dened by the latest USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 specication. They are Super-Speed, Hi-Speed and Full-

Speed. The new SuperSpeed mode has a transfer rate of 4.8Gbps. While the specication retains Hi-Speed, and Full-Speed USB mode,

Technology and components

Dell P53F User Manual

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