How do i use USB 2.0 with an iBook G3?

I have a WD external hard drive that operates through USB 2.0 and want to use it with my iBook G3. I thought this wasn't possible since it has the old USB ports, but saw the post 28081 which I think says it is. It said you could use the old USB ports with a 2.0 drive. Should I be able to connect it directly (not mounting on my computer) or do I need some type of USB converter? Is there such a converter available? Thanks for any help!
kate

Hi, Kate. Welcome to Apple Discussions.
How successful using a USB 2.0 drive with the iBook's USB 1.1 ports depends on how you are wanting to use the external drive. You can use it for storing or archiving data, but data transfer will be very slow.
A better option with the iBook is a FireWire external drive (which connects through the FireWire port). It's much, much faster and allows you to make a complete bootable clone backup from your hard drive.

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