We spend our days sitting on a chair, typing on forums, playing with pc's, doing little 'work', answer your question?
ps. you crazy fools if you can't figure out usb but can build a pc.
I Hate USB ports.
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We spend our days sitting on a chair, typing on forums, playing with pc's, doing little 'work', answer your question?
ps. you crazy fools if you can't figure out usb but can build a pc.
Buy USB extension HUB and put it on top of your tower/desk if you cant be arsed putting it in the back?
I guess you got the same problem with almost every other thing. Must be a hell for you to connect your DVI, RJ45, VGA or power lead in isnt it?
Damn what about sound? Since you gotta check not only if its the right whole (speaker/mic etc) but if you have 5.1 it's gotta be the right one on top as well?!
@SBradley - nice tip, never thought of it this way, maybe because I've never had a prob with em. I usually just used " It's either this or that way" hah.
I guess you got the same problem with almost every other thing. Must be a hell for you to connect your DVI, RJ45, VGA or power lead in isnt it?
Damn what about sound? Since you gotta check not only if its the right whole (speaker/mic etc) but if you have 5.1 it's gotta be the right one on top as well?!
@SBradley - nice tip, never thought of it this way, maybe because I've never had a prob with em. I usually just used " It's either this or that way" hah.
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What's the difference between a powered one and an unpowered one?
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Some devices (like portable external HDD's), use power from the USB bus. However if you have a large number of such devices on a hub the single USB line doesn't have sufficient power, so hence a powered USB hub.
The lock...
This looked like being a winner, till I jammed the RJ45 into a USB socket by mistake :doh:
happened couple of times in college mainly with my laptop, when mate tried to show me something, then wondered hy it wasn't being detected
Well... In Thermaltake Element S you can push eSATA into power button hole and USB into reset button hole:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=14737
Element T has it slightly better but that USB is still conveniently close to reset button:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=17801
BTW, How's this for ethernet cable?
http://www.tburke.net/fun_stuff/pictures/computers/ethernetkiller.htm
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=14737
Element T has it slightly better but that USB is still conveniently close to reset button:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=17801
BTW, How's this for ethernet cable?
http://www.tburke.net/fun_stuff/pictures/computers/ethernetkiller.htm
Don't worry... similar small and flimsy connector style is spreading also to monitors through HDMI so you'll be getting lot more connectors to break up.I'm not overly fond of them myself. I've broken about 6 of them in various PC cases over the years by leaving leads in them & then treading on said lead breaking the plastic insert.Why can't they make them more sturdy?
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I'm pretty sure the side with the USB logo always faces up assuming it's a horizontal socket. Anyone care to prove otherwise?
That's true in most cases but I've had some occasions where the cable has had the logo on the wrong side (usually in memory sticks), or the socket has been upside down.
Good news, while digging around for an old ADSL router power pack, I found a 4port USB2 expansion card that must have come with a mobo but I've never used. No more faffing about having to swap out cables for phone/camera/ipod etc \o/
Did have to move my soundcard to fit it though!
Did have to move my soundcard to fit it though!