Do you need to use BOTH USB plugs on Samsung SE-S084B/RSBN External Slim USB DVD-Writer? I read somewhere that you needed both plugged in... is this true?
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Some laptops do not apply full power to the USB ports, if it runs on one your computer supplies full power and you do not need the extra plug.
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We also bought a Samsung Slim extermal CD/DVD/RW drive ($20) to go with it. Works great!
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No, it doesn't. I purchased a Samsung Slim Portable DVD Writer and it works great. It wasn't expensive either. Check it out. Good Luck.
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I have connected my Sony and Samsung DVDs to this as DLNA. I have found issues with both devices, but they seem to be on the device side, not the drive side. For example, the samsung Bluray will not pay things that the Sony does, and vice versa. It's quite annoying.
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I use a Samsung external DVD writer and it was all simple plug and play. Mac OS automatically picked up the hardware and I did not need any third party software installed.
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The hub itself can use an ac adapter (not included) however it is not required from my experience. But, if your external drives use an external power such as a ac adapter then yes you would still need the power for those drives but not for the usb 3.0 hub itself. You would only need to power the hub itself for power hungry applications. I currently have a WD Ultra Passport external drive (which requires no external power) and two external disc drives attached to mine (one lightscribe dvd writer, and one asus bluray writer drive) each of which is powered seperatly by ac cord. My 4 port Sabrent USB 3.0 Hub has no power to it other than the computers bus power. I hope this helps. Cheers! The hub itself can use an ac adapter (not included) however it is not required from my experience. But, if your external drives use an external power such as a ac adapter then yes you would still need the power for those drives but not for the usb 3.0 hub itself. You would only need to power the hub itself for power hungry applications. I currently have a WD Ultra Passport external drive (which requires no external power) and two external disc drives attached to mine (one lightscribe dvd writer, and one asus bluray writer drive) each of which is powered seperatly by ac cord. My 4 port... » Read More The hub itself can use an ac adapter (not included) however it is not required from my experience. But, if your external drives use an external power such as a ac adapter then yes you would still need the power for those drives but not for the usb 3.0 hub itself. You would only need to power the hub itself for power hungry applications. I currently have a WD Ultra Passport external drive (which requires no external power) and two external disc drives attached to mine (one lightscribe dvd writer, and one asus bluray writer drive) each of which is powered seperatly by ac cord. My 4 port Sabrent USB 3.0 Hub has no power to it other than the computers bus power. I hope this helps. Cheers! « Show Less
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No, because this computer has a second video card in its place.If you really need one, you can simply purchase a USB burner like this one: Samsung USB 2.0 Ultra Portable External DVD Writer Model SE-218CB/RSBSYou can also buy an ultrabay DVD burner that you can insert in the place of the second video card.
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The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any... » Read More The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life « Show Less
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It's not a problem to power an external HD on this USB port. DVD? Sorry, not sure about that. Never tried.
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The 2 usb is there to simply give more power. Mine ran perfectly fine with 1 usb. But if it doesnt just plug 2 usb in for more power
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Yes, one is for data and the other is for power. Sometimes a USB port won't supply enough power through one port. I have used an adapter that just had one USB. This one does require the use of both.
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I didn't need the power cable when using one external hard drive but I did need to hook up the power cable when I added a second external hard drive to the second USB 3.0 port on the card. The power coming through the card from my Dell E5510 notebook computer was not sufficient to power the two external hard drives (one was a Western Digital My Passport and the other was a Seagate Backup Plus).
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I have one of these and it works well and is Prime eligible. Samsung USB 2.0 Ultra Portable External DVD Writer Model SE-218CB/RSBS
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You don't have to use both of the USB ports, I only use the one. The thought is the secondond USB cable will increase the speed but honestly I haven't noticed any marked increase
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I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply.. BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC).
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This looks like the Blu-ray burner, I don't see a product # or ID, the Asus Burner uses 2 usb cord one powers the drive and the other is the serial connector to the computer. Do not be fooled by its light weight all plastic make, I've had one and sold over a dozen and all clients as well as myself (And I am brutal on all my electronics) have no issues with them, they are rugged, durable and reliable, ASUS support however is questionable and I would hate to see what happens if an issues occurs. SO You need TWO open USB connectors to use this drive.
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I've heard the reason for the two USB's is in case you have a computer that doesn't provide enough power on just one USB, then you have to use two. It seems to work fine with just one USB with my Compaq (HP) 6730s laptop. I've also tried in on my HP desktop and it also works with just one USB. My thoughts are, try it with one and if it works, great! If not, then you'll have to use two.