I have a number of gadgets ( camera’s phones, gps…) that have come with their own mini usb cable to attach to the computer. (mini usb for the device / standard usb connector for the computer) They seem interchangeable , is there any downside to using a cable that didn’t come from the OEM
I have an old PC desktop that has a single adapter vga adapter. I’d like to add a second monitor to this machine (vga). I have an open USB port and was wondering if a vga(male) to usb adapter would work or if I need a new vga card with multiple adapters. The other thing I was wondering is if off the mother board there is a 15pin male. Would that work if I gender changed the male vga that come on the new monitor’s cable?
As you can tell I only know enough to be dangerous.
Thank you for your help.
I’m sick of all these cameras with non standard usb connectors. From now on I’m only buyihg cameras that my existing plugs can use
Edit:
According to one person selling 5 pin mini-b usb cords on ebay, these things connect to Sony, HP, Canon, Fuji and Olympus cameras. I’m pretty sure I’ve used a Fuji that did not have that connection, but I’m sticking to these brands from now on. Kodak definitely does not use a standard cable and if I lose the cable that came with the camera, it will be a big pain the regain the ability to charge it or get pictures out.
I’d rather not always pull the memory card out just to get pictures.
Have a mouse that came with old computer. It worked on the “serial/parallel” port.
My laptop has USB ports only.
1. Is a connector/convertor available that i can plug into the USB port and connect my previous mouse with the connector at the other end?
2. how much would it cost?
3. Am I better off, simply just, buying a new optical mouse (or any other mouse) that directly connects to the USB port?
What can I do?
where does the second one plug in i only have one extra usb port on my laptop next to the vga connector
The HP is a serial printer with no USB connector. It has serial cable only.
I have an HP Pavillion DV6605us laptop. I have an external monitor VGA port. I would like to connect my 19 inch LCD monitor, with a DVI-D port to my laptop.
My laptop only has a VGA port to connect to but it does have open USB ports. Can I use a DVI connector to USB connector to get digital signal or would this product from eBay do the trick located below. I am not using multiple monitors just the external LCD. Will it give me digital signal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/30-5-Pin-DVI-to-15-Pin-VGA-M-M-USB-Cable-for-CRT-LCD-PC_W0QQitemZ130238979115QQihZ003QQcategoryZ41999QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I just bought a digital LCD monitor to replace my flat screen analog monitor, hoping it will get better picture quality. However, it comes with two connection cables. One is a VGA cable and the other is a DVI cable. I can only connect the VGA cable and USB cable to the back of my computer. There isn’t a DVI connector. I’m using a DELL Dimension E310. So am I screwed? Am I still getting Analog picture quality even though it’s a digital monitor?
I wanted to connect 2 phones together by via usb, so that I can exchange data on the 2 mass storage cards (on the go, without swapping cards and without the computer). But they both have only a mini usb type B connector.
I can’t find cables for the job!! So does that mean it can’t be done because there needs to be a type A connector???