That sounds like a Micro usb port. If you have a connector like that try inserting it very gently. If it doesn't go in easily, flip the cable and try the other side.
On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, Martin McCormick wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:37 > From: Martin McCormick <marti...@suddenlink.net> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: usb Confusion > Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:55 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > After recently ordering and receiving a new 1 TB external > SSD drive, I realized I had no way to connect it. It has a small > rectangular slot about 8 MM or a quarter of an inch long. A Mac > lightning connector is almost exactly the same size but > fortunately doesn't plug in but that's the size of whatever fits. > Crucial says it is usb-A . > > What is the correct nomenclature for the most common usb > connector that has been around for 25 or 30 years and fits the > vast majority of devices using usb? > > I'll need a cable that fits the old standard usb port on > one end and the disk drive on the other. > > There's an old saying: "Standards are great. Everybody > should have one." > > Thanks. > > Martin McCormick > > --