daveza
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...how difficult would it have been to put the pins in the middle so it would fit either way ?!
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Telkomisaloser
Ninja
You lost a flash disk that way?
daveza
Honorary Master
Sods Law says that 9 times out of 10 I will try the wrong way first.
Maybe they should mark flash drives ' This way up '.
Maybe they should mark flash drives ' This way up '.
LCBXX
Honorary Master
Just check the seam on the connector?
if you look at the 4 pins the outside pins are the power and the inside pins are the data connections and the power pins got a + and a - side and if the polarity is reversed the flash drive and all other USB equipment sensitive to voltage polarity will be damaged
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
USB connectors can only fit in one way - unless you force it really hard.
The connectors on the motherboard, however, is another matter. Easy to plug in the wrong way
The connectors on the motherboard, however, is another matter. Easy to plug in the wrong way
BiteMe
Expert Member
and if you look nicely, cables are marked "THIS WAY UP"
there is a usb logo on one side of the connector, and nothing on the other side...guess which side should be facing up? (or right if you look at a tower chassis from the back)
if you look at flash drives etc, then one side of the connector has a seam, as mentioned previously...seam is the bottom side.
there is a usb logo on one side of the connector, and nothing on the other side...guess which side should be facing up? (or right if you look at a tower chassis from the back)
if you look at flash drives etc, then one side of the connector has a seam, as mentioned previously...seam is the bottom side.