Cable Forum - View Single Post - Are there two different specificatins for A male to A Male Mini 5 Pin USB cables ?

Graham M · 19-01-2011, 21:25

USB is a standard, there isn't a "different sort of USB" for higher power requirement devices, as has been said it depends a lot on the quality of the cable and voltage drop could certainly pose a problem with cheaper cables, a decent cable with possibly 2 plugs should help, especially if one port cannot supply the required current to power up the drive.

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Graham M - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Poole, Dorset Age: 40 Services: FreeSat+ Tivo V-Box VM 60MBit Posts: 13,365	Re: Are there two different specificatins for A male to A Male Mini 5 Pin USB cables USB is a standard, there isn't a "different sort of USB" for higher power requirement devices, as has been said it depends a lot on the quality of the cable and voltage drop could certainly pose a problem with cheaper cables, a decent cable with possibly 2 plugs should help, especially if one port cannot supply the required current to power up the drive.