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Author Topic: Is the N2 HD USB cable the only way to go?  (Read 101 times)
DarkHawke
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« on: August 25, 2007, 10:01:40 am »
Heya guys!

Just got a N2 hard drive backpack which I'm trying to hook up to my 'puter via the USB 2.0 port.  Thing is, the cable that I bought separately to do the job won't fit the port on the backpack.  The cable I got is a 4-pin mini USB male to standard USB male, but even the 4-pin plug seems a bit too large for the port on the hard drive.  Is the port actually smaller than a 4-pin mini port?  It looks close, but obviously, no cigar.  I see that Neuros is still selling a connection cable specifically for the N2 HD backpack.   That would of course work, but is it the only thing that will work, i.e. is the port on the HD a proprietary one?  Or is the port on the backpack I got just messed up and simply won't accept any kind of hook-up?
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ChadV
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 08:44:18 am »
The port on the USB2.0 backpack (which was used for later N1's and all N2's) is, in fact, proprietary.

Somewhere in the archives is a post by Joe (CEO) apologizing for said.  If memory serves, their manufacturer used the proprietary plug without asking first.
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DarkHawke
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2007, 09:01:55 pm »
Ahhhhh!  Well, that explains that!  Thanks, Chad.  Now I'm off to order the right cable and get a refund for the one I bought!  Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2007, 11:25:53 am »
We sell the USB 2.0 cable, if you go to our website and go to products, accessories, you will see the one for the backpack.
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