M-Audio Fast Track Pro won't work with USB 3 [SOLVED}

[outteh]

It could be a cabling issue also: Although this is not a software solution, if you use a USB 2 extension cable then it will prevent the 5 USB 3 pins in the plug from physically connecting the wires which carry the USB 3 handshake between the host and device. A USB 2 device or cable only has 4 pins. A USB 3 port will default to USB 2 signaling communication when only 4 pins are connected. A USB 2 extension cable only caries 4 wires that connect the 4 pins of USB 2 only communications.

They also make hubs and cable adapters that might help, you can google for results.

[Led-ear]

My USB 3 jacks on my laptop have 4 pins, not 5.

[outteh]

The ports should look like this

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[Led-ear]

You are correct, there are five pins. When I attempted earlier to install the latest Fast Track Pro driver 6.0.7 from my computer files it downloaded Microsoft driver instead. I finally manually loaded the file and my system appears to be functioning now. The glitch was mostly my own and I apologize for taking up so much of your time. I have seen others that have had this problem too and I hope this helps them as well.

[Mark Bliss]

No worries, its the outcome that matters, and this is good news.
Now go make some noise!

[GrizzKarizz]

I use the Roland Tri-Capture. It works with USB-3. It's also very inexpensive.

[Acoustica Greg]

I use the Roland Tri-Capture. It works with USB-3. It's also very inexpensive.

Hi,

If you read a couple posts back, you'll see that Led-ear fixed the problem by installing the correct drivers.

In most cases, USB 3.0 ports should be able to handle USB 2.0 devices. Having the correct audio drivers from the manufacturer installed is key.

Greg