USB is a universal, general interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to PCs.
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Wireless Keyboard vs. Quick Startup: USB Legacy Support
A while back I decided to switch to an SSD for my OS storage for the speed boost. At the same time I realised that the majority of time it takes for my PC to start up, was due to hanging PRIOR to ...
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Linux does not feed usb-extension cable enough?
On Windows-7 my Huawei 4G modem works fine through 5m(16ft) usb-extension cable, but on the same notebook Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit loses connection to it every 5 seconds with this error:
option: ...
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Cannot access 3TB Barracuda after moving from internal SATA to external USB
I have a very similar problem to Matt's problem here. I had 2 Barracuda XT 3TB SATA drives in my desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I sold the PC but kept the drives and bought a USB 3.0 ...
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How to completely remove all the driver files associated with a USB device
I installed drivers for a USB device I was testing
The first time I connected the device to the computer, I had to insert the device's CD into the computer and Windows automatically detected the ...
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Will booting from a USB erase my current OS?
That is all I want to know. I have created a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu installed on it. Will it affect my Windows 7 at all?
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usb card reader not automounting in arch linux
I've tried various tutorials and followed the arch wiki but I still can't mount my SD card reader. On insertion, dmesg output:
[ 1579.490034] usb 3-3: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ...
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My computer BIOS is showing 256MB as the total memory in Main tab. Is it ohk? [closed]
Somedays back it happened that my desktop started to freeze while working.
Now it just doesnt start and keeps rebooting. I created a bootable USB for windows xp and tried to install fresh windows Xp ...
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How do I get YUMI to work with Offline NT Password Editor?
This problem has been giving me grief for way too long and I can't seem to find a simple fix to it.
In the end, what I hope to have is a single flash drive that I can use to load multiple ...
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Getting the COM port from a device connected to USB
I've got an application in which I can communicate with two controller boards. They are both hooked in the computer via an USB port. When I want to configure these boards in the application, I have to ...
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Windows 7 will not detect new logitech USB mouse
Yesterday, my old Microsoft IntelliMouse died. I bought a new Logitech USB mouse with a cable (no wireless) and connected it to my PC. Unfortunately, Windows 7 does not detect it.
I have tried to ...
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Would USB 3 make a difference for a USB 2 5400 RPM drive?
I've got a USB 2 5400 RPM external HD. I'm thinking of getting a new computer with USB 3 ports.
If I'm currently getting read/write speeds from the external HD on USB 2 of roughly 30 mb/s (both read ...
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how to disable usb port in window XP and make it available only for smartphone battery charging?
How to disable usb port in window XP and make it available only for smartphone battery charging? I want make the usb port available only for smartphone battery charging, user cannot see the usb drive ...
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How to ignore a USB device in udev
I want to pass a USB device (to be precise: a smart card reader) to a KVM virtual machine, and therefore have to prohibit that it is claimed by any driver on the host machine.
I tried to write a udev ...
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Partition USB disk for a live cd + data readable on any computer? [duplicate]
I have a 16Gb USB key that I'd like to make it that way :
A partition that would contain knoppix and be bootable by any computer (linux, windows based computer)
A data partition which would be ...
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LInux talk to the phone [closed]
I have a samsung
and this is the message I get
Description: Error opening device, Unkknown, busy or no permissions.
Function: Init
Error code:2
I have my computer connect to the internet by my phone
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Is there a device that allows a USB Device to become as wireless one
I'm asking this here as it relates to the setup of my Game Lab.
In my lab, i am going to connect my widescreen TV to my computer via HDMI however, due to the positioning of my computer i need a 6m ...
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Connecting a USB 3 hard drive to a Mac Mini
I've got a USB 3 external hard drive and a Mac Mini 2012 with USB 3 ports. If I want to get USB 3 speeds on the hard drive, I assume I need a special USB 3 cable with the blue inserts. They seem to be ...
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Automount USB pen drive and CDROM drive on plugin
I have a raspberry Pi and using Raspbian (without the GUI) and need USB pen drives to be mounted to /media/usb and cdrom drive to be mounted to /media/cdrom.
I have set up a script using autofs
...
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How to be safe plugging in an infected USB?
I have an infected USB that is loaded with trojans, spywares, Sality, etc. Basically, I wish to put my important data somewhere, reformat the USB, then restore the data.
I have prepared a freshly ...
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Flaky Southbridge?
Current Config:
Asus P9X79, Intel 3820, SuperTalent 16 GB 10700, 2X EVGA 660TI-SC, 60GB Intel SSD, 120 Intel SSD, 2x Western Digital 1 TB, Seagate 500GB, Bought Seasonic 1250XPSU
Stock Settings in ...
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Cannot turn off ReadyBoost from USB, disk appears to be read-only
I recently started using ReadyBoody on my Sandisk Cruzer Edge 16GB USB, and when I needed to copy files into the USB, I could simply go right click USB > Properties > ReadyBoost > turn off ReadyBoost. ...
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How can I bridge a USB “gap”?
First off, I'm sorry if this question is not appropriate for this site - I am a regular user of other SE sites but this is my first foray on here. I've looked at some meta questions and this site ...
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Disable USB mass storage via group policy based on the time of day?
I would like to disable USB mass storage for a group of users during specific hours of the day (lets say, 9AM to 5PM). I know that with Windows Server 2008, there is a group policy that will disable ...
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Disable auto android tablet power on with usb [migrated]
I just installed cyanogen mod on my nook tablet and now it doesn't have the capacity to charge as the OS takes most of the juice.
I need to disable power on when a USB cable is inserted into my nook ...
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In many games, right clicking makes the camera spin around 180º
I been having for quite a long time a weird problem with games like Team Fortress 2, Portal and other Source Engine games where right clicking would spin the camera around and face almost to the ...
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Older Medion PC MD 8820 ignores BIOS boot order and F8 Boot commands, goes straigt into faulty windows
I'm currently trying to "fix" an older Medion Dekstop. A PC MD 8820 to be specific.
Whenever the machine starts the boot process, it will ignore the boot sequence I've set up in the BIOS, and even if ...
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How to fully install linux on a USB flash drive
i need to install linux (Ubuntu) on a flash drive, i need it for installing the OS on my pandaboard ES.
I want to make a full installation (not the live cd one)
I've tried installing it from a cd to ...
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USB mouse frequently turns on and off for a couple of seconds and eventually dies
My A4Tech X760H mouse keeps turning off by itself for 1-2 seconds randomly. Sometimes I hear a Windows sound like when you plug/unplug a device, sometimes not. I tried plugging it into another USB ...
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My windows 8 recovery drive I created prompts me for “installation media” when I try to refresh/reset
I created a Windows 8 recover drive on a USB stick. I can boot from it and get to the options to refresh/reset my installation. However, after I select either option it prompts me to "insert my ...
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Where can I download a legitimate copy of Windows 8 without having to supply an activation key? [duplicate]
I own a Lenovo Yoga 13 ultrabook and the Windows key is stored internally in the UEFI or something like that. The windows installer automatically recognizes the key during install. Here's my issue:
I ...
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What is a chargeable USB port?
I've seen this term thrown around in laptop reviews, most recently the Toshiba Kirabook. So what is the difference between a chargeable USB and a normal USB port? Does it have make limitations i.e. ...
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Does a computer use more electricity when charging USB devices?
Something I've always wondered. If I constantly hook up cellphones, hard drives and the like via USB to my computer, will it eat up more on the electricity bill? Or are the USB ports using up ...
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USB Devices Lose Power / Stop Working after OS (XP SP 3) loads
After suffering a BSOD, I switched off my Dell Dimension. When I turned it back on and it reached the XP login screen, both my USB mouse and keyboard lost power. I turned it back on and hit F2 to ...
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Performance of nano / pico wireless adapters versus regular-sized USB or PCI-E adapters
Wireless N adapters come in all shapes and sizes: some have 2 antennas; some have only 1, and some have no external antenna at all. I assume that those with at least one external antenna have better ...
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Samsung Home Theater Wireless usb adapter
I have a Samsung Home Theater that you can install a WLAN USB device into. When installed you will be able to get on the wireless network and view Netfilx, YouTube, Pandora, etc.
There is a ...
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Keyboard and Mouse don't work
I have a desktop that runs Windows XP. All of a sudden the mouse and keyboard stopped responding(they are both microsoft wireless).
The first thing I tried was to change the USB port of the ...
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Can we add USB postscipt printer support in linux using LPRng?
I am working on a project in which I wanted to add the USB postscript printer support to my system in Linux environment.
And I wanted my printer to be accessed by any system in network.
I am using ...
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Speeding up bluetooth device detection
I have 3 computers, one on Windows 7, the other on Windows Vista, the last one on MacOS Snow Leopard, connected onto a KVM switch. On that switch, I have a BlueTooth USB dongle that is used to connect ...
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Why does VirtualBox not detect my Android device?
Using VirtualBox 4.2.12, I've set up a Lubuntu 13.04 VM on a Windows 7 host. I specified a USB filter for my Galaxy S, but neither the VM nor VirtualBox detects it.
After searching the internet, I ...
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Apple wired keyboard doesn't work being plugged in usb 3.0 port
Apple wired keyboard doesn't work being plugged in usb 3.0 port in my Samsung laptop.
It's running Win 7.
As far as I understand the problem is in USB 2.0 hub built-in Apple keyboard, and it's not ...
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Serial Number of Harddisk connected through usb
There is a dock station in which I have put a hard drive. The dock station is connected through USB, but there is no command in linux which gives me serial number of harddrive connected through USB ? ...
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Do USB devices draw current from the computer if a powered hub's current “runs out”?
I have a few heavy duty devices and a powered hub and I wonder what's the flow of current in those things.
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Can I access NSA320 via USB, not LAN? [closed]
The Zyxel NSA320 shows up on my network just fine, but I'd like to be able to use it as an external USB drive and as a NAS. Can I connect the NSA320 directly to a PC over USB?
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What protocol does the Wii use for Ethernet over USB?
I was disappointed when I realised the Wii doesn't have an Ethernet port, but the settings interface has support for a wired connection. Apparently there is an Ethernet over USB adapter for the Wii ...
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Can't see USB reader in Linux Mint 15
I'm new to Linux. I installed Mint 14 and everything was fine, my USB card reader worked straight away. I have just upgraded to Linux Mint 15 and now my SD card reader won't work – well I can't access ...
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OpenWRT USB performance on TP-Link TL-WDR3500
Yesterday i've flashed openwrt on my new router and configured the samba server etc., anticipating to get useful transfer speeds from the USB drive that i've connected. For testing purposes (and ...
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Beep in headphone when usb-mouse is plugged in or moved
I have installed debian (wheezy) on my laptop. Previous OS was ubuntu. I get a beep each time I plug in my (wired) USB mouse and every time I move it. An older wired USB mouse does not have this ...
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Can't install win 7 off a external drive
To cut a long story short, i followed the steps here : http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vist... so that i can install win 7 64 bit off my external HDD.
When i select to boot from ...
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Internet Speed Sub-Optimal on PC but fine on laptop
I built a new PC and have been using a USB wireless adapter for internet access since my router/modem is in a different room. I have 12Mbps service. speedtest.net shows 6-12Mbps for the laptop but the ...
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Accidently zero-filled usb
For a school project we had to zero-fill a computers hard drive. A classmate lent my usb because it contained the program CopyWipe. Instead of wiping the hard drive he accidently wiped my usb. Now I ...
