I know the PC physical connection is USB A, what is the drive connection on the drive side? I have had problems with drives that use a mini-USB
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The drive has a standard USB 3 connector. It comes with a cable that connects with 2 USB connectors compatible with USB 2 or 3 in the computer. Two USB connections are needed on the computer side for power.
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I stand corrected. It's a usb 3.0 micro-b connector (according to Pioneer's site), and they're right, it's not the l-shaped SATA, but has a notch mid-section. You can go to the manual and take a peek for yourself at: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Computer/BDR-XS05/BDR-XS05%20Operating%20Instructions.pdf
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It has a full size USB connection on both ends. So far the drive works well and I like the slot feed.
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I stand corrected. It's a usb 3.0 micro-b connector (according to Pioneer's site), and they're right, it's not the l-shaped SATA, but has a notch mid-section. You can go to the manual and take a peek for yourself at:http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Computer/BDR-XS05/BDR-XS05%20Operating%20Instructions.pdf
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SATA3. It also has 2 usb plugs that go into your computer. One for the I/O and the other for power. I've noticed that the only time that the power one is really needed is if you're burning disks or if you're not using usb 3.0 for the I/O plug.
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The drive connection on the Pioneer BluRay burner is USB 3; and a cable is provided along with the burner.
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Simple usb connection is all it takes. Select the correct connection and open folders, Just about like using an external drive on your comp. Sorry I do not even know where i put it anymore.
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Hello Justin. The drive is bigger than others but not so much. I can plug it with other devices without any problem.Regards.
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The drive is powered by ac with a straight power cord. More reliable than adapters. USB for connectivity to pc.
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There are two USB connectors on the cable. One is blue and the other black. So there is a difference in connection when you plug it in. As for actual speed - you are connecting a SATA interface to a USB interface and some speed will be lost in the translation process. You also have to take into account the speed of the drive and the buffer/cache on the drive you elect to attach. All of this will impact the connection throughput .
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This works with normal USB port of your computer. The other end fits with your portable drive. You should confirm that USB drive connection is matching the other end of cable
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I do have the same problem as above, my USB has problems, today I was using my external Iomega 500GB, and suddenly the PC gave a warning telling me that there is no USB connection and my iomega cant be recognize.I downloaded the Active partition with no luck...Is there any way to have my Iomega back again? Do I lost all the information on it?.I am just driving crazy, if I lost all the information I will just kill my self.Please I need help!!!!!
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The way I have used it is to plug the SATA end into a bare internal hard drive and the USB 3 end into a running computer. I have done this to clone the running computer's hard drive on to the bare hard drive that I am going to install, so I can install it as a fully working loaded hard drive. There may be other ways to use this
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Sorry, I have no idea what you are asking me about, all I can tell you is that this drive works with a USB port, other than that, I can't help you :(
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I would recommend a straight connection. However it does depend on what else is on the usb hub. if you have a hard drive or anything that requires more attention from the hub. I would recommend definitely not.
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USB. I had issues with it mounting drives. ive tried the supported formats like ext2-ext4. it just would not work. you can solve this with the paragon app.
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If you've got the requisite port, there shouldn't be a problem. There's no drivers to play around with, it behaves like a traditional HDD: plug and play.
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the drive will connect via the usb port - then it functions across the home internet connection as if it where another PC your sharing files with.I use Norton to do the back up as well as using windows own back up on other computers and both work without issues.but the drive is slower then a smaller direct connect usb drive
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I found that I did have trouble if i tried to plug into an external USB extension and had to go directly into the computer - but it sounds like you already did that so I'm not sure. Did you try to just bring up a Windows explorer session and see if there is new drive listed?
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I am running windows 8.1 (64) on a laptop. I probably loaded a driver that came with the drive, but I did not download anything. I have had no problems at all except that I would like to operate throught a usb3 hub and that is not reliable.I use the unit heavily and highly recommend it.good luck!
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Same answer as Geoffrey, it has 2 parts: one for the drive and one for the hardware interface. Both connect together then a cable usb2/3 to your pc. You do need a sata drive
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This is a network attached storage device. Not a USB drive. You need ethernet for this drive.