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USB 1.1 Connector

Hi, what can i plug on the USB 1.1 connector? Hard drive, card reader, printer,...?
Thank you very much.

You can only use whatever the OS and the hardware supports.
So, a USB pen drive will work fine, as will a hard drive with its own power supply. USB powered hard drives won't work as they draw more current than the device can supply.
You can also connect USB keyboards and mice- even wireless ones work OK.
Printers probably won't work as the OS simply doesn't have the drivers installed, though a printer may work in basic emulation mode (Epson, Deskjet etc).
Cameras may connect OK- depends on the camera. My Nikon connects as it reports itself as an external drive, but my Lumix doesn't, as it needs a special driver.

Thank you very much.

Does anyone know if drivers can be added to the WM6.1 ROM for specific devices? e.g. webcams, digital cameras and digital video cameras?
Thanks.

In general the answer is no
Most developers wouldn't see the expense involved as worthwhile considering the extremely limited market. There are only a handful of WinMo devices that have USB Host capability, and of those, most users would probably not bother with anything more than USB Disk Drives.
I think most digital still cameras would be able to connect as disk drives, but video cameras would probably need a device with a much faster I/O subsystem to be able to accept the video stream.

...and I thought I could get all 'James Bond' by adding a mini web-cam to look under doors and round corners...oh well, back to using a mirror on a stick then.

thintin said:
...oh well, back to using a mirror on a stick then.
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Probably cheaper and more reliable

Not if it's anything like my last mirror, it was made by microsoft, it kept saying it wasn't compatible with the stick and then going blue!

Hello,
I have found that most bluetooth stuff works ok as well. Bluetooth mouse, keyboards,ect. I bought a great bluetooth mini keyboard with built in mouse pad like on a laptop and its first rate. I plug my athena into the telly, crash on the sofa with a beer and the keyboard. Much better than a laptop
a good rule of thumb is if it needs drivers installing it wont work on the athena. there is a thread somewhere on the Athena site listing everything that people have got to work, well worth a look.
regards
jay

That would be a good list to have. Can you tell me which Athena site it was on please? Also, which BT keyboard are you using?
Thanks, Phil.

thintin said:
That would be a good list to have. Can you tell me which Athena site it was on please? Also, which BT keyboard are you using?
Thanks, Phil.
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The keyboard is an keysonic ACK340BT, got it off ebay, and I cant remember what part the thread was, but try Athena accessories. Try searching peripherals or something like that.
Jay

[How-To] ★Build Your Own Dock★ -- 3 Part Series (Finally DONE!!)

Hey guys, I'm back! If you haven't seen the other thread I made, I was asking if anyone wanted to know how to make their own dock. Since I got a pretty good response I decided to write up a detailed tutorial.
Links to the Articles
--> Part 1 (building the body)
--> Part 2 (implementing the functionality)
--> Part 3 (making it look good)
Back Story
I've wanted to make my own desktop dock for some time now and I finally did! I ran into some troubles with it in the end so sorry for the tardiness, but it's done now .
That's all I have to say for now. Happy hacking!
~Gregory
A Few Juicy Images

Look great already, can't wait to see the finished product. ^^

0utkast said:
Look great already, can't wait to see the finished product. ^^
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Thanks! It should be done in a about a week hopefully

Great stuff

looks sexy

Awesome work! Looks great. BTW I was looking through your other posts and I saw a nice matte back piece on your Galaxy S. Where'd you get it from?

runedrune said:
Awesome work! Looks great. BTW I was looking through your other posts and I saw a nice matte back piece on your Galaxy S. Where'd you get it from?
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I got it from Ebay. I can't remember the exact one (Ebay doen't keep records that far back) but I think it was this one

Part 2 Is Complete!
Hey guys, Part 2 of the tutorial is complete and it can be found here:
DIY Galaxy S Desktop Dock (Part 2)
Enjoy!

Not to be a spoilsport
there's something i don't understand :
1-what about fire
2-what for exactly....I didn't notice an external power connector in wiring diagram, so i assume this is just a nice case for listening music....did i miss something ??
Anyway it seems a good job and you work really clean....my own works before (sometimes even after) the final hand are simply horrible !!!!!!!
Curious to see step 3

gbnz said:
there's something i don't understand :
1-what about fire
2-what for exactly....I didn't notice an external power connector in wiring diagram, so i assume this is just a nice case for listening music....did i miss something ??
Anyway it seems a good job and you work really clean....my own works before (sometimes even after) the final hand are simply horrible !!!!!!!
Curious to see step 3
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Haha, "what about fire." Well, the entire dock is going to be coated in Bondo (automotive filler) so the chance of the outside catching on fire is 0%. The inside however, is going to be left bare, but since it will be a sealed unit, the oxygen supply would quickly run out if a fire were to start.
As for the power supply, there is a DC input on the left side of the diagram. I am thinking of stealing power from the USB hub as well, but I have yet to test if it will supply sufficient power if multiple devices are also plugged in. I am also going to be putting in a battery pack so that it can be used without an external power source.
Part 3 will be coming within the next week or two so stay tuned!
~Gregory

Finally done!!!
Hey guys, the dock is finally done!
Enjoy.
~Gregory

gschier said:
Hey guys, the dock is finally done!
Enjoy.
~Gregory
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It's a amazing work I will make something like this to me
I have a question. The USB Hub is to connect to a PC, right?

pauloallex24 said:
It's a amazing work I will make something like this to me
I have a question. The USB Hub is to connect to a PC, right?
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Yes, the USB port on the left side connects both the USB hub in the front, and the phone to the PC.

gschier said:
Yes, the USB port on the left side connects both the USB hub in the front, and the phone to the PC.
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And you don't have problems with the power with the phone and 2 PEN's, for exemple?

pauloallex24 said:
And you don't have problems with the power with the phone and 2 PEN's, for example?
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Well if you've used a non-powered USB hub before you will know that it can't supply enough power to fill up all it's ports with power-drawing devices. I've found that I can have my phone and two USB sticks plugged in at the same time and it works fine. But once the fourth port is filled some of them stop working. It was something I knew would happen from the start, but it's not a tough sacrifice to make.
I also thought about using a powered USB hub, but didn't want any more wires sticking out.

gschier said:
Well if you've used a non-powered USB hub before you will know that it can't supply enough power to fill up all it's ports with power-drawing devices. I've found that I can have my phone and two USB sticks plugged in at the same time and it works fine. But once the fourth port is filled some of them stop working. It was something I knew would happen from the start, but it's not a tough sacrifice to make.
I also thought about using a powered USB hub, but didn't want any more wires sticking out.
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I'll try
I'll post here my developments when I start

This is amazing man

Wow, amazing job!
I would add the HUB with external power source though - using a lot devices

cool Can we do it ourself?

That's pretty cool.
In your circuit i see that you use a 3.5mm jack to connect line out to your amp.
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However, this isn't needed, as the SGS outputs (analog) audio via the USB when connected to a car dock (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980937).
I think this can't be used in your application, because you connect to the PC, but if that isn't required, this could be an option.

External Battery charger for TG01??

As per the thread title, I am looking for a battery charger for the TG01. I need one that will simply charge the battery (will need also a spare battery) - and just swap out the batteries as I go. I can't work with an external charger that connects via micro-usb (as I'm having issues with the micro-usb port and can't charge the phone! Therefore need another means of charging ASAP - and will come back and look at how to tackle fixing the micro-usb port at a later stage).
Anyone know where I can get such a thing???
Struggling to do so - so far in my www search....

You mean like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal...700?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a6e594a7c
"Universal mobile battery charger" is what I looked for.
You can get better one's with digital readouts, but that is EXACTLY what I bought a few days ago to try and save my TG01 from a bad wm6.5. Just waiting for it to turn up.

@Scougar: Yes - I managed to get one in the end - off ebay. Hopefully it will arrive before the week is out - as I'm currently phone less!

Not good! Mine arrived today btw... Annoyingly no instructions on what the LED colours mean on it, or which terminal is positive and which negative.
btw.. mine says 850ma on it, so not the full 1000ma, but I can live with that.

I bought this on eBay - can´t paste the link here - look for - 1500mah Micro USB Back up Battery Charger + Cable for Toshiba TG01 TG 01
I am very satisfied when need to power battery out not having power adaptor. However I have totally 3 batteries and purchased also the solar power adaptor with internal battery.

Scougar said:
Mine arrived today btw... Annoyingly no instructions on what the LED colours mean on it, or which terminal is positive and which negative
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I had the same problem re. instructions - but have got the hang of it. However, it's not a sufficient solution for me. It seems to take an absolute age to power up a battery. I have a spare battery - and even this isn't going to be enough.
I guess it's because of the way I use the phone - with connection to usb keyboard - to write emails...even though I remove the cable the moment the email has been written, it absolutely drains battery resources - RAPID!
I will have to try and get the micro-usb port fixed somehow. I've contacted toshiba to see if - first of all there is any warranty cover on the phone (i bought it off ebay - so not sure if covered or not).
Even if not covered, I'm unsure where to send it - or who can really fix this. Does anyone have any ideas? I am based in Ireland. Do Toshiba have a list of approved service centres??

You will just need to get a higher 'ma' rated charger then (so battery will charge faster).
BTW.. sounds stupid.. but have you tried another micro usb cable (a proper charging cable, rather than just a regular data transfer micro usb one?)

Scougar said:
You will just need to get a higher 'ma' rated charger then (so battery will charge faster).
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Ok, thanks. IF i have no option but to keep using an external charger, may look at gettting another one.
Scougar said:
BTW.. sounds stupid.. but have you tried another micro usb cable (a proper charging cable, rather than just a regular data transfer micro usb one?)
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I have tried a number of cables - that had been working at one stage but no longer work. However, they work when it comes to connecting to my usb keyboard.....just not working to charge the phone...
MICRO-USB Repair.
I'm a bit concerned about this - as someone has suggested to me that this can't be repaired - that it's 'terminal'. Can this really be the case????
Seems an awful waste of a phone if that's true....

borderfox said:
Ok, thanks. IF i have no option but to keep using an external charger, may look at gettting another one.
I have tried a number of cables - that had been working at one stage but no longer work. However, they work when it comes to connecting to my usb keyboard.....just not working to charge the phone...
MICRO-USB Repair.
I'm a bit concerned about this - as someone has suggested to me that this can't be repaired - that it's 'terminal'. Can this really be the case????
Seems an awful waste of a phone if that's true....
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I'm not sure what "burn's out", so I wouldn't like to speculate, but the repair of the actual 'port' surely wouldn't be that hard even for an amateur solderer? Maybe it's something in a charging chip that's burnt out? Given that you can pick tg01's up for £50+ (I really am guessing here.. I've been drinking).. it probaly isn't worth the cost of a repair unless you do it yourself.

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I'm not sure what "burn's out", so I wouldn't like to speculate, but the repair of the actual 'port' surely wouldn't be that hard even for an amateur solderer? Maybe it's something in a charging chip that's burnt out? Given that you can pick tg01's up for £50+ (I really am guessing here.. I've been drinking).. it probaly isn't worth the cost of a repair unless you do it yourself.
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The ruddy thing cost me €200 back then....can't remember for sure when -I think 9 months ago. Just checked ebay and they range from €110-€180. Pretty poor form - if they can't do the job for a couple of years at the very least.
Not sure where I stand as regards warranty - still waiting to hear back from toshiba support.
I don't feel that buying another one is the way to go - if they are flawed in this way. Furthermore, it makes me wonder about investing in a good phone - if they all have a point of weakness in terms of the micro-usb slot. Had a quick look at the nokia lumia at one stage last week....but if I'm using that port heavily (which i am - constantly swapping out between cable (for keyboard) and usb power cable....will the same thing happen?

If you are worried about over working the port, then just get an extension cable or try using a powered USB hub so you won't be swapping it out so often.
The micro usb port design is probably 'weak' compared to the mini USB port design, but it's what we are pretty much every phone on the market is now using. You could also use a USB keyboard.
I would only have considered about £75 for my phone (MODS: I can't sell it , I've bricked it... or as I like to say "I'm between operating systems at the moment" ;-) ) Point is, you can probably get one cheaper than you are seeing on ebay.
I think you are either better off with another phone, or getting a bigger battery, they question is whether you want to invest in the TG01 anymore, or get something else.

Scougar said:
If you are worried about over working the port, then just get an extension cable or try using a powered USB hub so you won't be swapping it out so often.
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How can I use the powered usb hub exactly? I can plug the usb keyboard into it -then run a usb cable between the hub and the usb to micro-usb adaptor that then connects to the phone...is that correct?
Scougar said:
The micro usb port design is probably 'weak' compared to the mini USB port design, but it's what we are pretty much every phone on the market is now using. You could also use a USB keyboard.
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This is what is also dampening down my enthusiasm for investing in another phone. It's a situational thing - and I don't really have any other option but to use a usb keyboard (I can't connect via bluetooth).
Scougar said:
I would only have considered about £75 for my phone (MODS: I can't sell it , I've bricked it... or as I like to say "I'm between operating systems at the moment" ;-) ) Point is, you can probably get one cheaper than you are seeing on ebay.
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That's a savage rate of depreciation!
Scougar said:
I think you are either better off with another phone, or getting a bigger battery, they question is whether you want to invest in the TG01 anymore, or get something else.
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As regards moving on to a new unit, I don't really want to go down this road for two reasons;
1. I don't think I have got my money's worth out of the spend on the TG01 - and while the work arounds are far from ideal - I am otherwise happy with the phone in principal
2. I fear making another big investment - only for the same thing to happen again (given that I will continue to use micro-usb port heavily
A bigger battery - I don't think is a possibility?? I know there was one oversized battery on the market for that phone - but it came with a new back cover for the phone also - as it was thicker than normal. It was expensive - and it's not really the route I wish to take. What I might do - is buy another battery. Then - with 3 batteries on the go - just keep charging them up on rotation at home.
Mickey mouse approach - but I don't see any other feasible way of handling it.
IF I did get another phone, I don't think it would be the TG01. It served its purpose at the time (and It will continue to do so - although more awkward now). However, I don't think this sort of failure should happen - and support should be better. Very hard to get a hold of someone in support - NO support in ROI - and necessary to mail the phone in to their UK service centre. In addition, just discovered that it's out of warranty.

There are some internal pictures of the TG01 floating around, it might be worthwhile trying to dig those up, and see if you can get a look at the USB connection points, and see if an amateur repair is possible.
EDIT: If you go to the following thread you will find internal pictures It looks to me like the port could be repaired if you have a fine enough soldering iron, or taped it up well enough. (As long as the problem isn't a 'trace' being burnt out... and we assume that the port itself has broken/come loose or needs replacement).

Can someone recommend a good quality external charger
Only a couple of weeks - and the external charger I got off ebay seems to be flaking!
Can anyone recommend a GOOD QUALITY external charger that I could order up - that will work well with TG01 batteries??

Have to say... that one I bought isn't the best quality. connection is 'iffy' now it seems.
Product review: 4/10. d'oh.

Scougar said:
Have to say... that one I bought isn't the best quality. connection is 'iffy' now it seems.
Product review: 4/10. d'oh.
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I;ve been trawling the net - but they all seem the ruddy same! What would you buy if you had to go again?
Right now - at this moment - the charger is working again - but I spent half the day trying to get it to work up until now! I don't have great faith in it - and if it goes, I'm sans phone once again.
If I could get a reliable charger, I would be fairly happy. I've got into the routine of charging alternate batteries - so that system works (so I can squeeze the outlay on the phone back out of it - before I go and upgrade at a later stage).

The only other type of external charger I could find was this.
So....i've ordered one up....will post back whether it actually does the job or is another piece of sh1t!

borderfox said:
The only other type of external charger I could find was this.
So....i've ordered one up....will post back whether it actually does the job or is another piece of sh1t!
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I bought this charger a few weeks ago, works perfectly.

tcampomanes said:
I bought this charger a few weeks ago, works perfectly.
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Delighted to hear that. Hopefully this will provide the ultimate solution for my TG01 - and I can go on and use it for the next 12 months and get my $$ back out of it!

borderfox said:
Delighted to hear that. Hopefully this will provide the ultimate solution for my TG01 - and I can go on and use it for the next 12 months and get my $$ back out of it!
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when I bought the charger the seller sent me this message:
Dear friend:
Do you know how to use the charger?
I'm sorry I don't have technical info in English.
How to use?
1/ without power put the battery in the charger, you can 360 rotation
the charger to fit your battery (no matter your battery is big or
small.)------------------- if the battery put well in the charger, the
light will go on blue.
the charger can Automatic detection of positive "+" and negative "-", so
just connect the "two pin" with "+" "-" of the battery.
2/ with power,(connect it with power)
Charging--------the light is red
Full charge-----the light is blue
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When you receive the charger, if have any problem about "how to use" or
other problem please contact me and I will reply within 24 hours.
Thank you.
the seller was very helpful and sent to Spain was fast, 10 to 14 days.

A700 usb accept less portable Hard Drives because of voltage ?

Hello i own several portable HDD, these are 2'5 HDD drive with 1TB memory.
I own the classic WD usb2 but also two Verbatim, these one
http://www.verbatim-europe.co.uk/en...rtable-hard-drive-1tb_5276_0_28934__1534.html
These are usb2 or eSata, you have 3 ways to plug these : 1xusb2, 1xpoweredesata or Esata+SpecialUSbPowercable (that's because not all eSata plugs are powered)
I ran test with my A500 and my A700, the WD drives never had problems, but those special vertabim ones aren't working on A700 but are working on A500
Now i ran more tests, i discovered that A700 accept these with the help of the second usb2 cable (and of course another device) so clearly this is a power issue, because these drives aren't made to be used with the two USB2 cables
However, I was also a early owner of the A500 and first firmware didn't accept these drive too, so maybe ...

The A510 powered and worked with whatever I tried as far as USB portable drives. The A700 may require more power for the display, so you might be on a threshold for some slightly higher drives.

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The A510 powered and worked with whatever I tried as far as USB portable drives. The A700 may require more power for the display, so you might be on a threshold for some slightly higher drives.
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Yeah ? still the same speech since early a500, ppl like you claiming, it will accept anything, but it is absolutly not.
I admit the a700 accept on the first firmware, cameras, and ntfs, but i guess this was an issue back then with honeycomb, not usb.
But it refuses my two joypads, as A500 always did too, and i own two very common joypads: our national FreePad, and wireless xbox360, they both refuse to turn on when plugin, strange thing, they are both working perfectly using USB/BT center app. That include sending power for the leds, only when the app is on.
Also back then it rejected numberous sdcard usb adapters, i won't test them all again with a700.
As i said back then A500 refused my verbatim too, they added whatever support later, i'm disapointed to hear that you think they'll never fix it.

Does it always require 2nd usb cable to be plugged in or power adapter plugged in to the drive?
it a tablet so if doesn't have enough power to power external devices, wouldn't it be fairly normal?

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Does it always require 2nd usb cable to be plugged in or power adapter plugged in to the drive?
it a tablet so if doesn't have enough power to power external devices, wouldn't it be fairly normal?
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it does not, of course, as it's a portable drive (that means self powered), and it works on a500.
The extra power feature is only there for old esata plugs.

Maybe a simple picture would be clearer (and proof)
As you can see the A700 turn on the verbatim led, but that's all

ninjaw said:
Yeah ? still the same speech since early a500, ppl like you claiming, it will accept anything, but it is absolutly not.
I admit the a700 accept on the first firmware, cameras, and ntfs, but i guess this was an issue back then with honeycomb, not usb.
But it refuses my two joypads, as A500 always did too, and i own two very common joypads: our national FreePad, and wireless xbox360, they both refuse to turn on when plugin, strange thing, they are both working perfectly using USB/BT center app. That include sending power for the leds, only when the app is on.
Also back then it rejected numberous sdcard usb adapters, i won't test them all again with a700.
As i said back then A500 refused my verbatim too, they added whatever support later, i'm disapointed to hear that you think they'll never fix it.
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The A510 is not the same. I found the A500 as bad for portable drives (only kept a few weeks) as it was for wifi reception. Not the same comparison at all. The A510 is a good tablet, but the right side getting hot started to annoy me and I returned it.

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The A510 is not the same. I found the A500 as bad for portable drives (only kept a few weeks) as it was for wifi reception. Not the same comparison at all. The A510 is a good tablet, but the right side getting hot started to annoy me and I returned it.
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Yeah but later firmware changed it a lot (more compatibilty, cameras, ntfs, pads, mouse support added), and now as i say: actually A500 accept more devices than A510 !

ninjaw said:
it does not, of course, as it's a portable drive (that means self powered), and it works on a500.
The extra power feature is only there for old esata plugs.
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This could mean, that power is not distributed to the usb port in order to save power or it means the drive itself is "A power source" for example you'd charge the A700 through the usb port.
IF this is true then it is the drive itself having such a "Feature" therefore the tablet's behavior in this manner is indeed normal.

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This could mean, that power is not distributed to the usb port in order to save power or it means the drive itself is "A power source" for example you'd charge the A700 through the usb port.
IF this is true then it is the drive itself having such a "Feature" therefore the tablet's behavior in this manner is indeed normal.
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led is lit-> power is distributed
no, a portable drive isn't a power source
tablet's behavior over old model cannot in any way be normal

ninjaw said:
led is lit-> power is distributed
no, a portable drive isn't a power source
tablet's behavior over old model cannot in any way be normal
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Yeah, A700 gets confused and thinks the drive is a power source.
Do you have any other problem using the drive with any other devices or pc?

fool2x said:
Yeah, A700 gets confused and thinks the drive is a power source.
Do you have any other problem using the drive with any other devices or pc?
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again, it works on A500, and at least 5 other players, pc or mac in both modes, and OF COURSE without the power cable, that's why i bought them.

ninjaw said:
again, it works on A500, and at least 5 other players, pc or mac in both modes, and OF COURSE without the power cable, that's why i bought them.
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Try plugging the charger to the tablet and then connect the drive see if that helps.
In an example, sometimes in the scenario where a usb hub doesn't get enough current the devices plugged on the hub won't work.
So, maybe A700 can't output enough current to the usb for the particular usb device that you're trying to connect.
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If that doesn't work you can still call them for support or return it under warranty.
https://customercare.acer-euro.com/CustomerCare/

It's also possible that the harddrive needs to much current. The USB 2.0 spec specifies a maximum of 500 mA, but some harddrives use more, especially at spinup. That's different between brands and versions.

Hi every1! I have a similar issue on my A510 using Samsung Spinpoint M8 1TB external hard drive. It works, but not for long What I'm experiencing really starts to annoy me. When, for example, I'm transferring my videos from a tablet, hard drive just "disconnects". A second after I get a new notification message that USB device has been plugged in, like I myself disconnected the cable and connected it again. That wouldn't be a big problem if my whole ntfs file system isn't f....d up and previous data lost! After that I need at least 15 minutes to correct the problem in my Windows environment, not saying I have a couple of gigabytes more free space after fixing that (lost data). Hard drive is almost new, doesn't behave like that when connected to a laptop or a desktop, so according to what all of you are saying, my tablet doesn't distribute (constant) 500mA, or hard drive doesn't meet USB 2.0 specification and requires more than 500mA, right? I first thought it's about Android's ntfs compatibility, but now after I've read this thread, I'm with you. However, my ntfs formated sd card and ntfs usb stick don't behave like that, so it's not about ntfs afterall. Hard drive indeed comes with 2 usb connectors merged into a microusb, but that's not helpful since I have a single usb port on my tablet. Also, I can't have my hard drive connected while recharging in order to give my tablet more "juice". Should I maybe lock the screen to conserve the power and have a more stable current flow when copying data to my hard drive? I might try just that. What do you guys think?

A workaround I was using when I really had to access a harddrive was to use a Y-USB-cable and a wall charger. The first USB plug of the Y cable went into the tablet, as this one usually has the data connection, the second one went into the wall charger. The wall charger supplies the extra current that is required by some hard disks for the spin-up phase.
Of course this is neither comfortable nor portable, but does the job...

mrzottel said:
A workaround I was using when I really had to access a harddrive was to use a Y-USB-cable and a wall charger. The first USB plug of the Y cable went into the tablet, as this one usually has the data connection, the second one went into the wall charger. The wall charger supplies the extra current that is required by some hard disks for the spin-up phase.
Of course this is neither comfortable nor portable, but does the job...
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Good ol' thread I'm trying to forget
Just wanted to say that problem sorted itself out after changing the motherboard lol (tablet was dead soon after post).
After that it didn't happend a single time. It's also possible that Android was more stable after updating from ics to jb, hard to tell.
Anyways, I got rid of the tablet. Not that is was bad or something, just time to move on...

Yeah, sorry for necro-posting, but maybe some other person with a similar problem finds the thread or so.
Also I am trying to get to 10 posts to be able to post my A701 port of CM10.2 in the dev boards, and it's hard to add some stuff with at least some value to other threads, as they all are pretty old =D

mrzottel said:
Yeah, sorry for necro-posting, but maybe some other person with a similar problem finds the thread or so.
Also I am trying to get to 10 posts to be able to post my A701 port of CM10.2 in the dev boards, and it's hard to add some stuff with at least some value to other threads, as they all are pretty old =D
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No problem mate...
One up for me too
Or two, that is...

mrzottel said:
Yeah, sorry for necro-posting, but maybe some other person with a similar problem finds the thread or so.
Also I am trying to get to 10 posts to be able to post my A701 port of CM10.2 in the dev boards, and it's hard to add some stuff with at least some value to other threads, as they all are pretty old =D
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I had never problem with portable HDD with my A700
PS: also trying to have 10 posts to give feedback on CM11
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Burs said:
No problem mate...
One up for me too
Or two, that is...
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and for me too

The storage mod aka... the kitchen sink mod!

Note that this is NOT my project! I just found it on indiegogo and it looks rather interesting:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/moto-z-the-storage-mod-smartphone#/
They pretty much threw everything in there, including the kitchen sink:
Extra battery 2800 mAh
Qi Charging
Heahphone Jack
IR blaster
Mico-USB
USB-C
USB A x2
SD Slot
Built in memory sizes 32GB - 256 GB
Mini HDMI
Obviously this is going to be a pretty big mod! Projected delivery is Dec. 2017... but... these things are often delayed so I would take that with a grain of salt.

Yeah know what actually might be a really cool feature for a mod like this? A USB male port on it. It would be awesome to be able to be able to take this mod off my phone and plug it into a computer/laptop and have that on-board memory show up as a flash drive. It would make it super easy to move files back and forth between phone and computer.

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Yeah know what actually might be a really cool feature for a mod like this? A USB male port on it. It would be awesome to be able to be able to take this mod off my phone and plug it into a computer/laptop and have that on-board memory show up as a flash drive. It would make it super easy to move files back and forth between phone and computer.
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Id rather it be a usb c male...but then couldnt you just use a male to male cable?

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Id rather it be a usb c male...but then couldnt you just use a male to male cable?
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There is a USB-C port on it already... and the idea would be that you wouldn't need to carry a cable... you could just plug right into any computer that had a USB port.

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There is a USB-C port on it already... and the idea would be that you wouldn't need to carry a cable... you could just plug right into any computer that had a USB port.
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I understand the concept, but to go with what you said there is already a usb a port...usb c ports are "the future" and most pcs are getting them now...my pc and laptop both have them.

LeeMullinsII said:
I understand the concept, but to go with what you said there is already a usb a port...usb c ports are "the future" and most pcs are getting them now...my pc and laptop both have them.
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Ah... I see, I wasn't understanding right, sorry 'bout that. I won't necessarily be opposed to that as usb-c is becoming much more common, and it's smaller too, which would presumably make it easier to fit in.

RedRamage said:
Ah... I see, I wasn't understanding right, sorry 'bout that. I won't necessarily be opposed to that as usb-c is becoming much more common, and it's smaller too, which would presumably make it easier to fit in.
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I just feel a male usb c would fit better with the phone since the phone itself is already usb c, its a good idea though, and either way would be good, but smaller seems to be the go to with mobile...except screensize and battery

Indiegogo again...... 50% of the project are scam,40 % by people unable to run a company and actually be successful. Leaving a 10 % successful campaign..... If it sound to good to be true it most likely isint. That project fit in the first 50 % at that price point.

eric-jk said:
Indiegogo again...... 50% of the project are scam,40 % by people unable to run a company and actually be successful. Leaving a 10 % successful campaign..... If it sound to good to be true it most likely isint. That project fit in the first 50 % at that price point.
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Can't disagree with that... I backed probably 15 or so Kickstarters back in the day... haven't visited the site in a LONG time because I got sick of everything being sooooo late or failing out right.
I don't plan on backing this project personally... but it was interesting non-the-less so thought I'd post it. Honestly, I don't plan to back any indie or kickstarter projects ever again. I'll wait until it's actually out there before buying, even if it means I have pay a bit more.