To the untrained eye, this looks like random technical garbage. To IT professionals, hardware engineers, and advanced users, this alphanumeric code is a precise fingerprint. It tells you exactly what device is plugged into your computer, who made it, and how the system should talk to it.
A signature feature for devices with this ID—specifically the Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 capless sliding design Kingston Technology Protection without Parts: Usb Device Id Vid 0951 Pid 1666
: While identified as a USB 3.0/3.2 device, it is backward compatible with USB 2.0. Users often report varying speeds depending on the specific flash memory used (Hynix, Toshiba, etc.). FreeFileSync Common Issues & Troubleshooting To the untrained eye, this looks like random
Typically offers read speeds up to 100MB/s (for 32GB–64GB models) or 130MB/s (for 128GB–256GB models). Write speeds are significantly lower, often around 10MB/s . A signature feature for devices with this ID—specifically
flash drive . This combination of Vendor ID (0951 for Kingston Technology) and Product ID (1666 for this specific model) is how your operating system recognizes the hardware to load the correct mass storage drivers. Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 Go to product viewer dialog for this item.