Hi i have seen an 80gb portable usb hard drive on ebay, it says it comes with '1 x USB Cable with slipped USB ports' and on the picture it has a mini usb and also on the same lead are 2 usb plugs. Can anyone tell me what this means? Do i have to plug in 2 usb ports on my computer to run it?
Thanks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-80GB-2-5-External-HDD-Hard-Disk-Drive-USB-2-0-UK_W0QQitemZ230144171058QQihZ013QQcategoryZ16178QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2007-06-18 09:04:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
the usb plug with 2 ports on one end is in case your pc usb port cant supply enough power. In most cases all you need to plug in is the plug closest to the end with the mini usb.
2007-06-18 09:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by garends1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the one usb cable should do it as it should also come supplied with a power cable.Plug and play will find the drive easy enough.
2007-06-19 03:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by Eh! say`ello to mi Lidal fwend! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what "slipped" means in this context - I suspect it's a typo for something else - but no, you would never need to plug in two USB ports.
2007-06-18 09:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah you just the cable it comes with pluged into one port, seems like it's a generic cable or replacement, but it'll do.
2007-06-18 09:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by No Name 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
garends1 is spot on, he knows what he is talking about.
2007-06-18 11:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Rimski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋