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Posted September 12, 2015
I have an external USB DVD burner from Asus. Its USB cord has two connectors that goes into the PC and one little that goes into the burner. The burner is designed for USB 2.0 and therefore needs to be connected with both USB connectors in two USB 2.0 sockets. However, if I plug one of the connectors into a USB 3.0 socket, will that be enough? Or will there be difficulties? I actually tried this earlier today when I had to use the burner, as I have no internal anymore, to install a game I only have on disc.

The game installed just fine with only one of two connectors connected, so I guess that whener I plug it into a USB 3.0 socket I only need to use one?
Post edited September 12, 2015 by Ghostbreed
Posted September 12, 2015
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Ghostbreed: so I guess that whener I plug it into a USB 3.0 socket I only need to use one?
No, not really. The extra USB connection is used to boost the power fed into the external device. It might need both PC connections when you're actually burning something.
Post edited September 12, 2015 by WinterSnowfall
Posted September 12, 2015
I understand. The manual that came along doesn't tell much on when it's necessary to plug both in. It just tells to do it no matter what the use is for.
Posted September 12, 2015
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Ghostbreed: I have an external USB DVD burner from Asus. Its USB cord has two connectors that goes into the PC and one little that goes into the burner. The burner is designed for USB 2.0 and therefore needs to be connected with both USB connectors in two USB 2.0 sockets. However, if I plug one of the connectors into a USB 3.0 socket, will that be enough? Or will there be difficulties? I actually tried this earlier today when I had to use the burner, as I have no internal anymore, to install a game I only have on disc.

The game installed just fine with only one of two connectors connected, so I guess that whener I plug it into a USB 3.0 socket I only need to use one?
Yes, you need to connect both of those. The second connector is there because USB 2.0 didn't provide enough power through just one port to completely power the drive. The ports are going to operate in USB 2.0 mode for USB 2.0 devices even if the port is capable of providing USB 3.0 services.

It probably will work a bit with just one, but I doubt you'll be able to fully make use of the drive without connecting both plugs.
Posted September 12, 2015
Alright. :) Thanks to you both.
Posted September 12, 2015
To iterate a bit, USB's give off 5V power. Some external drives have two connections, the second one could be ignored if the USB gave enough power, but often with laptops that's not the case, so sometimes you could plug it into another power slot specifically for power.

For a burner... yeah you're probably needing both of them... It could be a converter that's used for charging phones and stuff, only the first one will be used for data.
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