USB is a universal, general interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to PCs.
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Disable Write-Protected On USB Stick (Read-only Status)
I need to format my USB stick, but apparently its write-protected or set to readonly.
I tried everything, 3d-app to format, low level format, the regedit, diskpart, and even some silly solutions on ...
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Linux boots when I click “Windows 7” in boot manager [duplicate]
I've been trying to dual boot, which has pretty much been successful. I have Linux installed on an external Hard Drive. In the boot manager when I click on Windows 7:
(with the hard drive plugged ...
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What 10m USB extension cable can I use for a USB display?
The Lenovo LT1421 is a 14 inch monitor that can be connected using a USB B mini to USB A cable. It is shipped with a 1.8 meter cable which is too short for my purpose.
USB is limited to 5 meter, but ...
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How to find device node on Mac OS X
I'm trying to get a Roland iModela to work on my Mac. Even if stated otherwise by the manufacturer this machine is able to be run by other OS than Windows. I already got it working on a Linux with cat ...
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How to turn on computer via USB Keyboard [closed]
I have an interesting query, my cat can turn on my computer by walking/laying on my keyboard when it is powered off, but I cannot find a way to do this intentionally.
I have tried to google it, but I ...
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Closing laptop lid and using external display causes mouse to move on it's own
I plugged my ASUS Taichi Laptop into an external monitor via the VGA Adapter that it comes with. It was working fine, but then I configured a power option so I could shut the lid without it going to ...
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Windows 8 does not recognize USB Device at the remount after soft eject
I am trying to soft eject an USB Device by using tools (USB Disk Ejector, removedrive etc.). I call these tools from command line by my Java Program. These tools can eject USB devices successfully but ...
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How to use an USB pen drive to install Windows XP when WinToFlash doesn't work
I'm trying to put Windows XP SP2 on my pendrive because I need to format an UMPC via USB port.
I'm trying using USB_multiboot_10, but it fails when I press "P" to format the usb drive (a Kingston ...
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how to make windows recognise only one USB?
I wanted to do a windows system to recognize and work only with my usb not others, is that possible?
Does any one know how to do that?
Thanks in advance.
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SanDisk USB drive - used space doesn't add up
I have a 32GB SanDisk USB drive (vfat partition type). It's as I received it - I haven't played around with the partitioning or added any encrypted sections or anything.
The disk properties show that ...
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USB File Transfer Log
I think I have just lost a USB stick. Is there a way to view all the file transfers made from a PC to the external drive, so I can double check everything that was on the drive? Very unlikely, but ...
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lsusb -v does not show the Descriptors for iManufactuer and iProduct
I have an embedded device thats running the usb gadget serial drivers. when I connect it to a windows host I can see for iManufacturer and iProduct the correct Strings that I passed as module ...
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How to uniquely identify USB HID class device?
I would like to identify a USB keyboard uniquely(something equivalent to unique mac-id for the Ethernet cards) on a computer. Does the USB HID profile has a support for such identification ? If so ...
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Resizing a FAT32 partition on a bootable USB using GParted fails
I have a 16GB FAT32 formatted USB. I've installed many bootable ISOs on it using Your Universal MultiBoot Installer.
I'm trying to resize the partition YUMI is installed on to minimum size (all the ...
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How to get write access on External Hard Disc (USB) [duplicate]
On my computer because of domain level group policy, i can read/copy content from external hard drives(USB) but, i don't have rights to write content to external hard drive.
Can you please tell me ...
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Crazy drive letter issue when installing windows 7 from usb [closed]
I have 4 primary partitions on my hard disk with MBR partition table. I don't use "System Reserved" aka "separate boot" partition. So the first partition is labelled "System boot active primary" .
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What are the possible causes of a ghost USB device appearing then disappearing?
About half an hour ago Windows informed me it was trying to install software for an "Unknown Device". However, it failed. Using the Control Panel I checked the device's properties, and discovered that ...
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USB copy progressively slower
In the beginning of the file copy, the speed looks very unrealistic:
However in the end, it is stuck on this for about 15 seconds:
Is there a reason for this weird progress bar issue? Is it my ...
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Bluetooth “Remove Failed” (Windows 8)
My Windows 8 machine does not recognize a device which is connected via BlueTooth across a USB port. Apps are reporting the presence of COM1 and COM2, no others. I disconnected and reconnected my USB ...
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USB hard drive with 2 connectors; can I plug one into the wall for power?
I've got a USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure which came with a cable with 2 plugs on it. I know that this is done so that it can draw more power if necessary.
If the hard drive can't draw enough power ...
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Why can a SD card be faster on an external USB reader rather than on a builtin SD reader?
I have a Sandisk SDHC 4GB Class 2 memory card, and I have benchmarked its reading speed with Palimpsest Disk Utility, under Linux and with my Acer Travelmate 5720G laptop.
These are the speeds when ...
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Headset Buzzing when laptop power plugged in
I have a Thinkpad Edge E535 Laptop and a Logitech G35 headet. When I use the microphone to record stuff there is a small humming/buzzing sound in the background when the laptop is plugged in to AC. ...
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How to format unrecognized USB drive?
I have used Unetbootin on one of my USB drive, and it seems to have partitioned it some way that it's no longer recognized by any OS. It's not even listed when I turn on my computer and press F12 to ...
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How to disable Windows Mobile device connectivity to Windows 7?
I have a WM6.1 phone and when I connect it to my Win7 desktop's usb port, it may or may not properly connect (the port is fine, it's the OS that says so). I'm not sure on what it depends, but I don't ...
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Mountpoint of Usb-device where Arch Live Distro sits
I was wondering about where the mountpoint of the usb device is where the arch live distro lies on. I am asking this because I am not able to mount the usb device where the arch live distro lies on to ...
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The best way to do TCP/IP over USB on Linux
I want to establish a TCP/IP link between two Linux machines that have several USB 2.0 ports as the only connection options. Since both host and slave ports are available, I can connect them via a ...
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1answer
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Need a WIFI device to emulate USB storage [duplicate]
I have a TV satellite receiver that has a USB port to connect an external HDD to it.
In another room, I've got an ESXi server with plenty storage in RAID and stuff.
I want to have the TV receiver ...
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1answer
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Internal USB DVD Driver reconnect [duplicate]
I have Toshiba A665-6056 which came with an internal DVD Drive connected like a USB i.e the DVD drive can be disconnected as a normal USB from Safely remove Hardware. i don't know if that the way its ...
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Unable to connect my projector via USB-to-RS232
I have to connect a Mitsubishi projector XL6600U via a USB-to-RS232 connector. I have a Prolific PL2303 cable, the drivers are available here: ...
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Linux USB gadget serial driver 'g_serial': Vendor ID and Product ID description stays empty
So I have my g_serial module properly loaded with the Parameters idVendor and idProduct plus the corresponding hex values for my company. But when I connect it to the host and run lsusb the ...
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add group to /dev/ttyUSB*, Ubuntu 10.02
I am using a USB to Serial converter on /dev/ttyUSB0 and need the group
gpib to have access. I'm running Ubuntu 10.02
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
outputs
0 crw-rw---- 1 root 188, 0 2013-05-07 13:58 ...
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Ejecting one drive locks disk utility
I have two external USB drives connected to my mac. If I use Disk Utility to eject one then Disk Utility locks-up until the external drive wakes from hibernation (unparks, spins up). Why?
This is ...
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Can bluetooth peripherals work without the USB device?
I have a keyboard and mouse that came with a USB "transmitter/receiver" (for lack of the right word). My PC has bluetooth built in. Is there a way to get my keyboard and mouse to talk directly to the ...
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Can USB 3.0 device initiate communication with USB 2.0 computer?
I want to copy files from a computer with USB 2.0 support to an external drive with USB 3.0 support, but do not trust that the external drive is free of malware. Can a USB 3.0 device initiate ...
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Are there adaptors available letting to connect a USB device to a BlueTooth host?
There are many USB-attached BlueTooth host controllers letting a user to attach a BlueTooth device to a computer having USB ports but no integrated BlueTooth support. Does an opposite thing exist? A ...
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Software keyboard with USB bridged cable [closed]
I would like to have a USB keyboard controlled by an external computer. That is, a device connected to a real (i.e. physical) USB port on computer A but controlled via software on computer B. It looks ...
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Unrecognized USB device on front panel when used with bluetooth dongle
I have some strange problem with my front panel. I have a bluetooth dongle plugged in to the front panel USB port (A) and the other port on this front panel is free. When I try to put a thumb drive to ...
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How to safely check the content of a USB stick
I received a USB stick from an acquaintance. At least it looks like a USB stick. What preparation should I do before plugging it on my PC?
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Can a faulty hard drive - even when it's external - cause a Blue Screen of Death upon plugin?
So, my GF's Windows 7 notebook was getting frequent BSODs and the culprits were diagnosed to be a fried RAM module and a somewhat faulty hard drive. The RAM was replaced, the hard drive too.
The old ...
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How do I exclude or filter out particular USB device in VirtualBox
It is really annoying when using VirtualBox with a USB wireless keyboard/mouse. When I mount a drive, sometimes I will accidentally click "Logictech USB Receiver"...
And then I can't control my ...
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Make flash drive recognized under hard disk drives [duplicate]
In the "computer" view of windows explorer, flash drives usually show up under "devices with removable storage". However I have a lot of drives and I want one to show up in the hard drive tab (for ...
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What interface does a SD Card use?
What interface does a SD Card use? I looked at the Wikipedia article and they mention SDIO. However this seems to be just for non data transfer. Is the interface usb like? Completely usb? If it is not ...
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USB transfer cable designed for only Windows 8?
I haven't had much exposure to Windows 8, and while doing some research I came across a usb transfer cable that says it's designed for Windows 8. So that leads to my question, does Windows 8 require a ...
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3answers
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USB 2.0 device on USB 3.0 Power and Data Bandwidth
Traveling questioneer from StackOverflow, asking about bandwidth usage on USB 3.0 controller. I'm hoping this is a decent place to ask as I didn't see a specific "computer hardware" stack in the list.
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USB 2.0 device on USB 3.0 Power and Data Bandwidth [duplicate]
Traveling questioneer from StackOverflow, asking about bandwidth using on USB 3.0. I'm hoping this is a decent place to ask as I didn't see a "computer hardware" stack in the list.
My question is ...
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VMware Workstation 8 does not recognize USB devices any more: where to start?
I don't use host USB devices in my guests very often. They used to work in the past, but not any more.
I've read and checked Host USB device fails to function in a VMware Workstation or Player ...
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Logging of USB device info on connect/disconnect [duplicate]
After having figured out how to do it on Linux, I have the need to do the same thing on Windows: I need to log USB vendor id and product id whenever a device is connected or disconnected from Windows. ...
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Can not turn on wireless card using on board keyboard. How can I override the function keys using an external usb keyboard?
I have a Medion E5211 laptop, with Windows Vista Home Edition. The only way to turn on the wireless card is by pressing Fun+F1 key. There is no external switch. I checked that the keys are not ...
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What would cause Windows to see a disk device but no volumes?
I just experienced a blown power supply, and in recovering my system, I had to move a disk drive from an internal SATA controller to an external USB enclosure because it has a broken SATA power ...
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creating shared storage space for linux build on 32 GB USB
I'm building LFS to a 32 GB USB key and I am wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for some information on how to format my USB key to meet the following requirements:
when ...
