On Feb 10, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]> wrote:
> Phil C. wrote: >> The Usb 3.0 cable that >> came with it makes poor contact with the Usb 3.0 jack in my Lenovo W530. >> >> The cable connector seems to have up and down lateral movement in the >> laptop jack, so it is clear it does not fit well and at times causes the >> device to be detected then undetected. > > Are USB 3.0 connectors mechanically different from 2.0 connectors? (From > the pictures the "B" connectors do appear to be different.) USB 3.0 connectors have more wires than USB 2.0 - Early USB 3.0 cables also used a new, different plug on the device side. The USB A connector is usually (but not always) blue. So yes, you need a special cable. And there are physical differences, but not necessarily in the mechanical shape of the connector, device-side. Apple has a nice FAQ: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5172 Best -F _________________________________________ -- "'Problem' is a bleak word for challenge" - Richard Fish (Federico L. Lucifredi) - flucifredi at acm.org - GnuPG 0x4A73884C _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
