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Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - Mac1337 - 12-20-2006
This is gotta be the most frustrating thing. Which everway I try to plug it in, it is the other way around. Why can't they be bidirectional, or whatever the word is?
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - archipirata - 12-20-2006
Yeah with the dohickey up and the thingamabob down.......or is it the other way......darn!
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - M A V I C - 12-20-2006
The side with the USB logo goes up.
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - space-time - 12-20-2006
[quote M A V I C]The side with the USB logo goes up.
what about those ports on the back of desktops that are vertical? The USB logo goes LEFT or RIGHT? Is there a standard?
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - space-time - 12-20-2006
I have seen someone without glasses trying to plug in a USB mouse into the ethernet port
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - D-Rod - 12-20-2006
What about when they are mounted vertically?
Oooops space-time beat me. Ow!
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - BigGuynRusty - 12-20-2006
[quote M A V I C]The side with the USB logo goes up.
Not always so, especially when the port is oriented vertically.
USB Logo, to USB Logo works though.
Works with all the USB types.
BGnR
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - wurm - 12-20-2006
[quote Dakota]This is gotta be the most frustrating thing. Which everway I try to plug it in, it is the other way around. Why can't they be bidirectional, or whatever the word is?
It is comforting to know I'm not the only one who thinks about this.
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - JoeH - 12-20-2006
I work in a university library where PC laptops are loaned to students. The laptops get wiped after every return with Ghost writing back the original installation from an external USB drive. With the number of different persons connecting them up during the day, we ended up have the USB plugs marked with an "UP" label to make it easier to get right.
Re: Do you EVER remember which way USB cable goes in? - Spiff - 12-20-2006
Yup, I always have to look at the plug and look at the receptor. otherwise, I get it wrong just by guessing