Usage Universal Serial Bus is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computers). Though designed for personal computers, it has become commonplace on other devices such as smartphones, PDAs and video game consoles, and is also used as a ...
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Show USB speed for all devices in Windows 7
I am using Windows 7 and would like to see which USB versions each attached USB device is using (1.1 or 2). How can I do this?
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External hard drive only visible in System Profiler, doesn't mount, not visible in Disk Utility (Mac)
I have an external hard drive that does not mount to my Mac laptop, nor is it visible in Disk Utility. It is, however, visible in the System Profiler under the USB section. Any suggestions as to how I ...
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Set USB 3.0 controller to USB 2.0 only
I have a Sony Vaio VPCF1 machine, with only USB 3.0 ports. I have a USB 2.0 device that doesn't seem to work on these ports. (Connecting to another machine with both USB 2.0 ports and another set of ...
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Disable unsafe USB removal warning on OSX
Is there anyway to remove the warning message that pops-up on OSX when you remove a USB device without ejecting it properly?
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Using Bluetooth connection instead of USB cable to connect to internet through a mobile phone
Well, I normally use my mobile phone as a modem to connect to Internet.
My phone is a LG GX500 (dual SIM). I have all of its drivers already installed on my Windows XP computer. When I connect the ...
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dmesg/syslog spam for usb device (carl9170 wifi-dongle, not related to driver, though)
So, I'm getting spammed hardcorely by my kernel (note that this is the log for only 1 second):
Feb 9 00:35:05 vanaheimr kernel: [26761.862104] usb 1-4: link qh0-00ff/f529e540 start 0 [2/0 us]
Feb 9 ...
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ADA compliant USB Keypad [closed]
This might be odd but I am looking for a keypad (Preferably 12-16) keys that will be USB and ADA compliant. The flatter, the better and if possible (strongly preferred) to have braille dots.
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Using USB as COM -> net use COM not working
I am trying to print something from a printer that is connected through a USB cable, however I want the USB port to act like a COM port for my software. So how do I make my USB port work like a COM ...
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Bootable repair tool for Windows, created on OSX/Linux
My friend has an unbootable Windows laptop, most likely a software issue, but in any case I need to run chkdsk and maybe some other diagnostic stuff or otherwise get access to the files. Safe mode ...
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USB device is malfunctioned
I'm getting this message, when I plugin a new USB device such as 3G modem or a mouse (into any port). When I reboot leaving it in the same port, all works OK.
If I unplug it and plug it in again, ...
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How to tell how many USB ports a WinXP box has from across a network connection?
I'm remoting into an XP box... that's 3 feet from me... as you do.. but I began to wonder how to tell how many USB port it has if it weren't right next to me.
I thought I could just look in device ...
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Restrict access to USB ports in Windows 7 Basic
How can I restrict access to USB ports in Windows 7 Basic to administrators only?
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Using virtualization, each Win7 guest has to get only one of several USB Wi-Fi adapters all connected to the host via USB hub
Hi All the Superusers,
I need to have several Wi-Fi equipped Windows7 guests on the host. Each guest has to be connected via Wi-Fi to its own dedicated Wi-Fi access point. All the access points are ...
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DB Paradox 3.5 and DOS on VMWare Player 4
My organization have to work with Paradox 3.5. We have 2 HD on a computer. One with Windows and one with DOS, where Paradox 3.5 is placed. So we bought a new printer, which does not work on LPT port. ...
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Make Data Un-formatable on USB Devices
Sometimes ago one of my friends, copied some pictures in my USB, then He made them hidden by a software. After that He did a trick (which I did not understand).
After that He told me those hidden ...
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Cisco USB WiFi adapter freezes USB port when downloading too much
I’m using a Windows Vista PC on an Asus P5VD2-VM motherboard (Via P4M900/VT8237A chipset).
I’m using a Cisco WUSB54GC WiFi adapter (really made by Ralink). I use the latest driver.
When I download ...
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How to mount a hardware locked usb pendrive on a mac?
I recently got this pendrive from my bank. It's a 4GB drive - but all that shows up on my mac is a 2MB partition containing a file logintool.exe. I confirmed that on windows I can login - but ...
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USB transfer speed “logarithmically” decreases. Why and can it be improved?
I have an external hard drive. Just today I tried to copy a bigger file (it was film of ~230 MB) and at first it rushed up until ~70%. There is started decreasing.
At first it started at around 56 ...
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How to stop Windows from needlessly requesting to format external hard drive?
I have Windows 7. My Freegate external hard drive runs via a Belkin 4-way USB hub shared with my Epson printer/copier. When printing, I am continually asked to format the drive. It contains 30 days ...
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USB keyboard on laptop randomly activates “Windows” key shortcuts
I'm using a USB keyboard with my laptop. After half an hour of use, the keyboard starts performing shortcut functions without me pressing the Windows key.
For example, M minimises all windows, R ...
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FireWire to USB via a FireWire and USB hard drive
I have got an old PowerBook G4 with FireWire 400, and a new(ish) iMac with FireWire 800.
If I want to start the PowerBook G4 in Target mode, I can't plug it into my iMac because they use different ...
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How precise is Windows “Wireless Network Connection” dialog?
I'm having performance issues with my wireless connection. Pages load very slowly compared to a PC that's connected directly to the router, and performance in online games is at times very ...
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Create a bootable USB drive from a DMG file on Windows
A Mac machine needs to be reformatted with Lion. I backed up the Lion dmg file when I purchased it via the Mac App Store.
I now need to create a bootable USB drive from the DMG file but I need to be ...
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Backup contents of a USB drive on Fedora
So this is starting to bug me, but I can't find a nice tutorial on how to backup all the contents of a usb drive in Fedora. When I open up the drive, it has 1.4 GB used but only 100 Kb split between ...
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Timer to Enable/Disable a USB port in Windows?
I have a large multitouch screen that's connected to a windows computer. It is connected to the computer by Firewire, USB, and DVI for various signals. If you unplug any of those connections, the ...
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USB cable is not recognized on Windows Vista but works on Ubuntu
I purchased a new USB cable here and for some reason it works on my Ubuntu laptop, but does not with my Windows Vista computer when I attach my EPSON CX8400 printer. I previously used another cable ...
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Control a camcorder via USB? [closed]
Is it possible to programmatically control a consumer camcorder via its USB connection to a computer? I'd like to be able to start and stop recording and, ideally, also be able to zoom in and out.
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Disabling a USB flash drive from being used to boot
Is there a way to make a USB flash drive not detected on a reboot, to avoid the PC trying to use it to boot from? Assuming you only have control over the flash drive and are not administering the PC. ...
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Problems with bootable… anything
recently i have made several bootable USB drives with a variety of linux distributions ranging from Ubuntu to Backtrack using the Unetbootin installer. lately however, the devices created stopped ...
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Powered USB Hubs vs. non-powered ones for external hard drives, sound cards, etc?
I am looking into getting a D-Link or Vantec powered USB hub, but I am not sure if it will solve my current problem - I have an external HD dock (for 2 hard drives), external sound card (Presonus ...
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Reinstall Mac OS X without DVD on a new hard drive
I need to reinstall OS X on my MacBook, but the DVD unit is spitting out any DVD I insert into it. Also, the hard disk drive was dead, and I replaced it.
Can you please tell me an alternative to ...
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A mouse connected to a USB 1 port vs USB 2.0 port
I need more USB ports but my hub is USB 1.0. If I connect my mouse to it, is there any drop in performance?
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Fresh windows 7 install FROM a USB portable HD / Passport HD [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing Windows 7 from a USB Hard Drive
I have a portable HD and i want to install windows 7 from it as i have no USB or cd to work with. Is this do-able?
I have so ...
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Fresh windows 7 install FROM a portable HD / Passport HD [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Install Windows 7 through USB Drive?
I have a portable HD and i want to install windows 7 from it as i have no USB or cd to work with. Is this do-able?
I have so far ...
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Protocol for Ethernet over USB?
I use USB to connect to modem on my computer. As mentioned here. There are about four main protocols which a USB cable to provide ethernet-style networking. I'm curious to know which one do I use? How ...
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USB internet modem (VIP provider) causing MacBook (OSX) to lock up
I recently started using a USB internet modem (through service provider VIP Serbia) on my MacBook (OSX) and have since had consistent problems with the computer completely freezing and locking up. ...
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cheapest device to transfer files off a camera via USB to take home? [closed]
what would be the cheapest device to transfer files off a camera via USB to take home?
That is:
laptop / netbook with a USB interface would be the normal appraoch, but was hoping for something ...
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Is there a USB hub that can also function as a fully powered USB charger?
I have several gadgets and a nifty cord setup on my desk that ensures I don't have to connect/disconnect cables; the thing I would love to do would be to keep the gadgets connected overnight (or ...
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USB Mouse keeps cutting off/on on Win7
I have a USB mouse that just recently has started turning off for a few seconds than switching back on. The light switches off and the cursor stops moving. Then it come back on. I have updated my ...
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How do I changes a USB drive letter without the Disk Management snap-in
I've got a user who wants to be able change the dive letter a USB drive is being assigned. Naturally, I'd use the Disk Management snap-in. However, my user doesn't have sufficient privileges to run it ...
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Change the Internal Drive as a removal drive
I have a external USB HDD which is being displayed as one of the internal drives of my computer. It's not coming as removable disk. How to change this?
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External hard drive won't be recognized when plugged into the USB port in the front panel
I'm using a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB USB3.0 portable hard drive and my desktop computer uses a H55M-E33 motherboard. I've found that each time when I try to plug the hard drive into the USB port ...
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Can I route digital audio to a USB sound card on Linux?
Okay, so here's the situation. I have a home server running Ubuntu, which has two available sound cards: a Xonar D2 and a generic USB sound card. The crux of the issue is, I need a way to route the ...
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“Could not claim interface on camera: -6” when trying to connect usb camera (Kinect)
I have installed the freenect library from openkinect.org. With that library there is a demo application which you can run from the terminal to test out the Kinect. However when I run this command I ...
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hwinterface failed to load and This device cannot start on (Code 10) on USB controllers [closed]
Here is the problem and my courses of action in detail:
http://whatrevitwants.blogspot.com/p/living-in-ps2-world.html
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Running Python from a USB stick on Chrome OS
I have been thinking about running using Python on my chrome book. Is it possible to run Python form a USB key on my Chromebook?
If so what would the steps be?
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How to connect USB Modem over command line
On Fedora 15, how does one connect a USB Modem (I have a ZTE MF636) over command line?
If I do ps auwx|grep ppp then I can see this command:
/usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock nodefaultroute ttyUSB2 ...
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How to password protect usage of USB drives Windows machine?
My clients like to plug in USB drives into the computers to install games, etc, resulting in virus and trojan infection. Is there a way I can password protect usage of USB drives on Windows machine? ...
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Do I need to “safety USB removal” before hibernating?
Hi all I was wondering if I have to do a "safety USB removal" before shutting down the computer / hibernating (since I hardly shut down) the computer?
Or is it fine to simply hibernate the computer ...
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How to access HD contents with Ubuntu Bootable USB
I've got a 16 GB USB with 4 GB persistent memory running 10.04.3 Ubuntu on my T60 Thinkpad. (The Thinkpad is running WinXP if it makes any difference) The problem I'm running into is that I can't see ...
