Internet slowdown when usb 3.0 port is used

I recently purchased a seagate 1tb usb3.0 ehd. when i plugged it in, i immediately noticed that my connection was slowed. I went over to speedtest and measured my dl/ul. without the seagate plugged in, i was getting about 10 dl/10 ul. with it plugged in, i was getting maybe half of that 4-5 dl/8-9 ul. these results were measured at least several times and were consistent +-1. i then plugged in the ehd to a 2.0 usb hub on my keyboard and results were 10 dl/10 ul. has anyone heard of or had this problem before? is it because the seagate is drawing too much power out of usb 3.0? are there any solutions (ie go to the bios and enable something)? any help would be MUCH appreciated and never forgotten.
Answer #1
Never heard of this issue before. There is the fact that USB 3.0 will use a PCI-E bandwidth, so it may be a problem if your wireless is using PCI-E expansion.
Answer #2
Never heard of this issue before. There is the fact that USB 3.0 will use a PCI-E bandwidth, so it may be a problem if your wireless is using PCI-E expansion.
Exactly….In my case, I solved my problem by removing the add-on card and relocating network connection to on-board ethernet.
Answer #3
Never heard of this issue before. There is the fact that USB 3.0 will use a PCI-E bandwidth, so it may be a problem if your wireless is using PCI-E expansion.
Exactly....In my case, I solved my problem by removing the add-on card and relocating network connection to on-board ethernet.
Could you explain a bit more (or link to a site that does) on how to fix this problem?
Answer #4
Are you using a wireless PCI-E card to access the internet?
If you are, you should remove it and use the integrated Ethernet port.
Answer #5
I agree with Don’t know about case studies, but in my case I discovered the pci-e card was sharing bandwidth with the usb thus causing reduced data transmit speed when both interfaces were in use at the same time. After lots of trial and error, I solved the problem by shifting the network connection from the pci-e card slot to the integrated wired ethernet port. Now.. voila.. both interfaces transmit at full bandwidth speed simultaneously.
It was actually a blessing for me because it is a Gigabit ethernet port and I can now stream media from any player in the house.
Answer #6
this sounds a lot more complicated than i’d like. if i didn’t mention this before, im using a laptop. im not using an ethernet cable but rather a wireless connection. honestly, i dont know 100% what a pci-e card is. so i can’t check to make sure if im using one to connect to the internet or not. but opening up my laptop and moving stuff around seems like more work than i want. i sort of expected a software change would fix this rather than a hardware change.
Answer #7
Just try to use the ethernet port.
The wireless may cause complications.
Answer #8
Do you access the internet through a wireless modem/router?. If you do, I suggest you disconnect the wireless interface, then run a network cable from network port on router to network port on laptop. After you access the internet this way, try the transfer again and see what happens. At least this will give you an idea if the problem is related to bandwidth sharing.