USB Cable Do you have to use both USB cables in order to power and use the device? Also, how long are the USB cables? My computer has one USB port on each side and I need to know if it will fit.
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It depends on your computer. My lap top is the same as yours, one usb on each side. For me, this device works with one usb connected. THe second is for power inn the even it does not get the power needed.
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I have found that, with my older desktop (2004 version), I really need both cables. I only need one with the 2009 Netbook.
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No you do not necessarily need to use both USB cables. If you want to use both, then you will need a short extension cable. But I I only use one cable on my netbook
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I think there's one very important point that no one has mentioned: USB 3.0 provides 0.9 amps while USB 2.0 provides 0.5 amps. Keep that in mind. BTW, 3.5" always needs the power adapter; 2.5" USUALLY (not always) is not required.
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Are you sure that you used the USB cable correctly? You need to plug both USB cables to your computer for the drive to work. One would only provide power, and the other would be used to transfer DATA, neither one can work on its own. As a troubleshooting step, try to use a drive in the enclosure that you know for sure is not dead, if that one works, and the other one is still giving you problems, then it might be a problem in the drive itself but not the enclosure. However, if the drive that you know is working well, still doesn't show up on the computer, then it might be a problem in the enclosure. Hope this helps! Are you sure that you used the USB cable correctly? You need to plug both USB cables to your computer for the drive to work. One would only provide power, and the other would be used to transfer DATA, neither one can work on its own. As a troubleshooting step, try to use a drive in the enclosure that you know for sure is not dead, if that one works, and the other one is still giving you problems, then it might be a problem in the drive itself but not the enclosure. However, if the drive that you know is working well, still doesn't show up on the computer, then it might be a problem in the... » Read More Are you sure that you used the USB cable correctly? You need to plug both USB cables to your computer for the drive to work. One would only provide power, and the other would be used to transfer DATA, neither one can work on its own. As a troubleshooting step, try to use a drive in the enclosure that you know for sure is not dead, if that one works, and the other one is still giving you problems, then it might be a problem in the drive itself but not the enclosure. However, if the drive that you know is working well, still doesn't show up on the computer, then it might be a problem in the enclosure. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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This one works great with all USB ports. I'm thinking of getting another. Good luck to you.
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No question to answer--he says it works. Somewhere I said that I had not been able to--be interesting to know how he did.And mine has two cables. One is USB (computer) to USB (device), the other is USB (computer) to power jack.
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Yes, that will work. The 2nd USB connector is just for power. That's because some older USB ports will detect a power overload if the drive tries to pull all its power from a single port. To workaround that they the Y cable can be used to pull power from 2 ports. Non-anceint USB ports, like 2.0 or 3.0 or from a powered hub will probably work fine if you just plug in the one end of the cable. Try it with just one. If it works, you're good. If it doesn't, the computer will tell you "power overload detected" and the drive won't work, but no damage will be done.
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It has the second USB connector if additional power is needed but I am running it using just the main USB connector plugged in....No issues to speak of.
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this cable is a USB 2.0 extension cable for an already existing USB item.whatever you're going to plug into the USB port of your computer, this is the extension for that port. You plug one end into the computer and the other is a female connection awaiting the device you want to plug into it, and maybe set it off to the side.I hope this helps.
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Unplug and replug the cable into the hard drive and the computer. There are many tiny connectors, and sometimes if the plug is even a little crooked it won't work. If that doesn't work, try it with another hard drive, to see if it's the adapter, or your drive. Also, if you are trying to use only one USB plug, use the one in the middle of the cord. The plug on the end is just for extra power (in case a single USB port doesn't have enough juice to power up the drive; I've never had to use it).
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The device has its own power cord. I do not think it is designed to draw power from USB but only to power the USBs in the device itself. Thus the power cord.
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The device has a micro-USB port on the side. It comes with a USB OTG charging cable that plugs into the micro-USB port. The cable provides both a male USB connector and a female USB port. You should plug the male USB connector into a USB port capable of supplying power (such as the one on the included power brick). The female USB port will accept a mouse, keyboard, webcam, etc. If you want to use more than one device at a time, you can plug a hub into the female USB port. The mouse (and I would also recommend a keyboard) is needed for initial setup. The device can subsequently be controlled by an app on your phone.
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I use a powered usb hub. So I can plug many things into the hub and it has it's own power pack. Then I don't overload the onboard power from the pc.
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There is only one cable with mine. There is no USB cable, only a socket with one of those sort of oddly shaped plug usually on the other end of a USB cable. I believe its called a mini B jon
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Yes, there are two USB 3 ports. These are the only 2 usb ports available. Note that the usb ports are situated close together. So, if you plug in a usb device that is relatively large, you may not be able to use both usb ports at the same time.
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There is a miniUSB to dual USB cord that comes with it, which uses the power from the PC. It's a little longer than I'd like it to be, so I suppose you can substitute a shorter one. Not sure what the dual USB end would be for...
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Mine still works great. It did seem like it was not working as well, but just by chance, I used a different USB cable, and it still works as good now as it did when I got it a few months ago.
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There are three(3) USB ports on computer. You can use a multiple port that is connected using just one port then you may attach multiple devices via that one port. Very helpful.