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warren pease
Joined: 12 May 2008
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 Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:51 am Post subject: What is this third USB plug for on my USB cable? |
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| I'm guessing this is a simple question for you tech geniuses out there. I bought a portable hard drive and it came with a USB cable that, on one end, has two full size USB plugs separated by about four inches of cable . Only one plug seems to do anything. What is the other one for? |
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Tommy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: |
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In some cases where one USB doesn't provide enough power for the HDD to function, you gotta plug the 2nd one in. Or, what I like to call HDD-DP  |
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Your porno comment in the other thread was much funnier. |
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moosehead
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: |
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it's when you want to transfer data from one computer to another.
the longer cord is the main cord the "from" one and the shorter cord is the "to" cord.
(I think that's right if not just switch them)
like when you need to reformat a drive, so you can transfer all your stuff to another drive first.
when you are just using it for other reasons, like to download films or something, it's just an extra limb. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
it's when you want to transfer data from one computer to another.
the longer cord is the main cord the "from" one and the shorter cord is the "to" cord.
(I think that's right if not just switch them)
like when you need to reformat a drive, so you can transfer all your stuff to another drive first.
when you are just using it for other reasons, like to download films or something, it's just an extra limb. |
no it's not. It's provide extra power, like when you aare using a laptop |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| blackjack wrote: |
no it's not. It's provide extra power, like when you aare using a laptop |
????
uh whatever. do you even own a computer?  |
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Tommy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
it's when you want to transfer data from one computer to another.
the longer cord is the main cord the "from" one and the shorter cord is the "to" cord.
(I think that's right if not just switch them)
like when you need to reformat a drive, so you can transfer all your stuff to another drive first.
when you are just using it for other reasons, like to download films or something, it's just an extra limb. |
What are you on about moosehead? The above makes no sense - it is for extra power. Do you own a portable HDD? The OP is referring to a USB Y cable.
More info: http://www.bixnet.com/307daba.html |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: |
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I have one - I've used it w/my oldest nb maybe 3 times - or rather my tech guy did - we downloaded all my data on his computer, reformatted my hd and then reloaded from the external. simple.
one external
2 nbs
1 y cable
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Bigfeet
Joined: 29 May 2008
Location: Grrrrr.....
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, most of what I've seen on the web seem to imply that it's for extra power. The extra head is probably only wired for power and not data. |
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