Does the Asus Vivo Smart ME400 micro-USB port support USB devices like flash drive - keyboard - mouse - HD & CD drive? If yes, where do I get the right USB adapter for it? THANKS.
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Does the Asus Vivo Smart ME400 micro-USB port support USB devices like flash drive - keyboard - mouse - HD & CD drive? If yes, where do I get the right USB adapter for it? THANKS.
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Use a regular OTG Micro USB to USB adapter
I've been testing my micro USB port with a micro USB to USB OTG cable I have.
Logitech G700 mouse works.
Kingston micro SD to USB adapter works.
Corsair Vengeance 2000 headphones works.
WD 500GB USB 3.0 hard drive works.
Samsung Ultraslim DVD drive does NOT work.
The Samsung DVD drive did work on the full sized USB port on my Samsung 500T tablet. But on the ME400, the light lights up once when I plug it in, but never installs the device and doesn't have any power afterwards. This is a USB powered DVD drive.
Surprised the external hard drive did work when the DVD drive failed. But it showed up fine, had some videos on it, was able to play videos from there okay.
I have another external DVD drive that is powered externally, I imagine that'll probably work fine, I'm too lazy to find it and plug it in (it's an old giant clunky beast).
Ravynmagi said:
I have another external DVD drive that is powered externally, I imagine that'll probably work fine, I'm too lazy to find it and plug it in (it's an old giant clunky beast).
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I think the port only puts out 500ma. The DVD Drive is most likely over that. However quite a lot of modern 2.5" HDDs (your external hdd) are just below 500ma in power which is why it works.
I'll try with my Aluratek dvd writer later. It has a Y cable so may need more than 500mA.
caudex said:
I think the port only puts out 500ma. The DVD Drive is most likely over that. However quite a lot of modern 2.5" HDDs (your external hdd) are just below 500ma in power which is why it works.
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My Samsung DVD drive is powered from a single USB cable (no y splitter for extra power). So I'm guessing the micro USB port isn't even outputting 500mA. It worked fine on the Samsung Atom tablet and I doubt that USB port was outputting more than 500mA.
Guys i have this tablet for about 3 years now and now i face a problem, the tab do not charge anymore and does nothing, not even the orange light of low battery, he does give light of charging, but no life, is this a battery problem? Even if battery is dead shouldnt give life with the charging cable and turn on?
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Ok, in theory Galaxy S 2 supports USB On-The-Go which means, it can be a USB host device for things like pendrives, digital cameras etc.
Granted of course, that you have the necessary cable.
Has anyone tried this feature?
Also, does the connected device have to be formatted as fat32?
valdigre said:
Ok, in theory Galaxy S 2 supports USB On-The-Go which means, it can be a USB host device for things like pendrives, digital cameras etc.
Granted of course, that you have the necessary cable.
Has anyone tried this feature?
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Look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKkklO_Fok
Greetz Tokl
According to you, would also be possible to connect to galaxy s2 an usb device such a keyboard or a mouse like in nokia n8? This wuold be really great!
Longer demo of Galaxy S2 USB OTG using a USB drive, mouse, keyboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJXF5pIITc
K5TRX said:
Longer demo of Galaxy S2 USB OTG using a USB drive, mouse, keyboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJXF5pIITc
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FYI, mouse and keyboard are bluetooth.
I agree with the reviewer, big black mark on Samsung for not including the required cables with the phone for USB and HDMI.
at about minut 4 he says that usb mouse and keyboard doesn't work.
this is really a bad news for me
Cinner said:
Also, does the connected device have to be formatted as fat32?
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I am also afraid so When my phone arrives, I'll test it with ntfs & ext3.
Update on USB Mouse - some are working. Check my thread in the accessories forum for more details.
Hi there,
Got my £2 cable from Hong Kong (ebay purchase today).
Works great - even runs my 500GB HDD (this has to be plugged in to operate anyway - not sure USB powered HDDs will work).
If anyone's interested, the item description was:
Micro USB Host Cable for Nokia N810 OTG on the go N 810
No mention of the SGS2 - but I can verify that these work just fine!!!
Jamie
Any Nokia compatible OTG cable seem to work. I've successfully tested several different cables (all from eBay) with usb sticks, optical mouse and usb based memory card reader. However, usb based wifi sticks, fast ethernet dongle and tv-card didn't work. We probably need some new drivers and possibly more power (an usb hub could fix this).
I bought the Nokia USB OTG adapter too. With FAT32 Sticks ists working. But without NTFS support it is nearly useless for me.
umm...i have a nokia n8 and i took off the OTG cable that came with it before selling it in favor of buying a new Galaxy S 2.
However, the nokia OTG cable is perfectly rectangular, whereas the Galaxy S 2 cable connector is a bit "broken off" two edges, hence, using them is impossible together...but i managed to get them to work (in the shop where i tried the Galaxy S 2 at least, i didn't buy the phone yet).
I used a rasp, and filed off the edges of the Nokia OTG cable carefully to match the "broken edges" as the Galaxy S2's connector shape...took that cable to the shop where there is a working Galaxy S 2 unit, and connected it with a flash disk on the other side aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand......it worked !
If you have the caution and a rasp, i think Nokia's OTG cable should work too..they're cheap off ebay too, aren't they ?
Just ordered one of those off ebay (The Nokia N8 compatible one). Would receive it by tomorrow. I hope it works!
Here is mine ****ty review of USB mouse, USB keyboard and USB lamp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQn1DCA0PRQ
here's mine, got it also from ebay.
If you can't get it to recognize USB mass storage I would suggest using USB Mass Storage Watcher: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg. It will let you mount any type of external storage (NTFS, FAT 32/16, EXT, etc... It's free.
Also, this is a good USB host cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4?ie=UTF8&seller=A76FR6O1NBAXV&sn=T & S Electronics, LLC
I seem to get a "Clear USB" error when I plug in certain usb drives. I'm not sure if this is related to the drive being NTFS or if it is above a certain size. I can't for the life of me find any specs on the whole feature, including its maximum output power.
Could anyone shed some light on the subject from their trial and errors?
Thanks,
Alex
It works with a lot, but not all USB devices.
It doesn't read NTFS format.
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Akez42 said:
I seem to get a "Clear USB" error when I plug in certain usb drives. I'm not sure if this is related to the drive being NTFS or if it is above a certain size. I can't for the life of me find any specs on the whole feature, including its maximum output power.
Could anyone shed some light on the subject from their trial and errors?
Thanks,
Alex
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hkwildboy said:
It works with a lot, but not all USB devices.
It doesn't read NTFS format.
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Maybe this will help you guys :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15167790&postcount=41
Greetz Tokl
Hello - please excuse the noob question. I tried searching, but couldn't find anything that addressed my question specifically.
1) Is there any difference in performance between the onboard memory and the memory you put in the micro-SD slot? They're both "flash" memory right? Granted, some micro-SD cards are faster than others, so I wonder what class of flash Asus uses in the onboard memory? Would the 16GB version perform any different from the 32GB version?
2) I'm still a little confused about the box contents of the Asus TF and how to use it (I don't have one yet, hence the confusion). It seems like you get a USB cable and a wall adapter? The USB cable can be used to connect the TF to your computer for quickly transferring data. The USB cable can also be connected to the wall power adapter for charging? Is that right? But the wall adapter seems to provide more than the typical 5+ charge voltage that other generic USB power adapters provide, because the Asus wall power adapter can charge the TF in about an hour. Is any of that correct?
But the USB cable can't be used as a USB host, like for a thumb drive (for obvious reasons of not being a female connector, but even if you do the male-female conversion)?
3) I've heard of people connecting their Transformer to an external hard drive. Are they using the USB ports provided by the keyboard dock? Or is there a USB adapter out already that allows the TF to act as a USB host?
Thanks!
coachclass said:
Hello - please excuse the noob question. I tried searching, but couldn't find anything that addressed my question specifically.
1) Is there any difference in performance between the onboard memory and the memory you put in the micro-SD slot? They're both "flash" memory right? Granted, some micro-SD cards are faster than others, so I wonder what class of flash Asus uses in the onboard memory? Would the 16GB version perform any different from the 32GB version?
2) I'm still a little confused about the box contents of the Asus TF and how to use it (I don't have one yet, hence the confusion). It seems like you get a USB cable and a wall adapter? The USB cable can be used to connect the TF to your computer for quickly transferring data. The USB cable can also be connected to the wall power adapter for charging? Is that right? But the wall adapter seems to provide more than the typical 5+ charge voltage that other generic USB power adapters provide, because the Asus wall power adapter can charge the TF in about an hour. Is any of that correct?
But the USB cable can't be used as a USB host, like for a thumb drive (for obvious reasons of not being a female connector, but even if you do the male-female conversion)?
3) I've heard of people connecting their Transformer to an external hard drive. Are they using the USB ports provided by the keyboard dock? Or is there a USB adapter out already that allows the TF to act as a USB host?
Thanks!
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1) Im using a class 10 card and ive never noticed any 'lag' accessing stuff on the card rather than internal
2) Yes the USB cable supplied can either be used with the wall plug as a charger or directly to a PC for file transfer/sync. I believe people have had mixed results using a mele/female adapter. ASUS are allegedly releasing an official male/female adapter that may have more success.
3) I use an external HD with my keyboard dock. Its USB 2.0 and provides power to to the external drive just fine.
Hope this helps
wilbur-force said:
3) I use an external HD with my keyboard dock. Its USB 2.0 and provides power to to the external drive just fine.
Hope this helps
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wilbur - how are you connecting the external HD to your Asus? Via the keyboard dock? Or do you have some kind of special USB cable that connects directly to the TF?
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coachclass said:
wilbur - how are you connecting the external HD to your Asus? Via the keyboard dock? Or do you have some kind of special USB cable that connects directly to the TF?
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... with my keyboard dock ....
ok, thanks. Anyone have any word on when/if Asus will release a USB adapter for the tablet itself? I haven't come across it.
Hi,
Is it possible to mount an 2.5" HDD without an external power source?
I would like to buy an Western Digital HD Elements SE 1TB 2.5 USB 3.0 but I do not know whether it is working with my Nexus 7 or not...
A usb stick (with an usb OTG) is working but a real hdd needs a lot more power.
And a self powered hdd (with wifi) is not an solution for me.
Thanks in advance!
Xdii said:
Hi,
Is it possible to mount an 2.5" HDD without an external power source?
I would like to buy an Western Digital HD Elements SE 1TB 2.5 USB 3.0 but I do not know whether it is working with my Nexus 7 or not...
A usb stick (with an usb OTG) is working but a real hdd needs a lot more power.
And a self powered hdd (with wifi) is not an solution for me.
Thanks in advance!
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It depends. I had to splice 5 volts of power into the usb cable of my older usb 2.0 ext hdd to get it to spin up and mount, but some others I know say they dont need ext power on their newer usb 3.0 ext hdds. But, I dont know if it is all usb 3.0 drives.
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I have wd element 1TB usb 3 and it's work good with me nexus 7, while my old 180gb seagate cannot be mounted, it's led only light up for 3 second then just died.
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Let's say, I buy a 2.5" hdd without external power source but I have no luck and it can't be mounted (not enough power). Is it possible to somehow plugin an external power source, so the hdd can spin up and mount?
ucubz said:
I have wd element 1TB usb 3 and it's work good with me nexus 7 [...]
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That means, a usb OTG is wokring fine with usb 3.0? Usb 3.0 is compatible with usb 2.0, but I was a bit concerned that the usb 3.0 to usb 2.0 to micro usb 2.0 combination may cause problems.
I know I'm reviving a thread a bit here, but I have a WD Elements USB3 1TB drive and an OTG cable.
When I first got the drive and cable, it all mounted and worked great. It wasn't until I hooked it up to a PC for the first time to transfer stuff to it that I started getting issues.
Now, I can use it with the PC no worries, but it won't mount on my N7. It'll sometimes flash up that there's something, but then nothing. Is the format wrong? Should I go with making it ext4 rather than NTFS?
Been hunting for more info on it, and will continue to do so, just hoping that someone else has come across this and has a fix or some idea on what's going on.
Thanks
My guess: The Nexus 7 has not enough power to spin up and mount the drive. You have to use an powered hub (e.g. Y-cable with external power source).
Micro USB to HDMI for s4
below one is cable only
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HDMI-Adapto...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
below one has power source.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-ET-...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
What is the difference? Is the power source for the second one used to power supply the phone to extend video play time?
Thanks.
henrik.dk said:
Micro USB to HDMI for s4
below one is cable only
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HDMI-Adapto...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
below one has power source.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-ET-...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
What is the difference? Is the power source for the second one used to power supply the phone to extend video play time?
Thanks.
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MHL/HDMI Adaptor for Samsung Galaxy S4 S3 Note 2 - comes with usb cable to plug into power source (generally the TV itself) as well as the HDMI adaptor to plug into the TV.
Samsung ET-H10FAUWESTA Micro USB to HDMI 1080P HDTV Adapter Cable for Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 and Note 2- White - doesn't supply the usb cable to connect to the TV BUT still needs it. It uses a micro USB to USB cable - the same that you use to connect to a PC or your charger... You also needa HDMI cable to plug into the box and TV...
Other than that it's just price...
aha, If I understand correctly, the first one is a complete set that usb/hdmi connected to tv and micro usb to phone.
The second one, i will need to have another usb2micro cable.
Dammed it, from the description of the product, seems like the one with more options. Indeed it is not.
Thanks for clarify it.
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Samsung ET-H10FAUWESTA Micro USB to HDMI 1080P HDTV Adapter Cable for Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 and Note 2- White - doesn't supply the usb cable to connect to the TV BUT still needs it. It uses a micro USB to USB cable - the same that you use to connect to a PC or your charger... You also needa HDMI cable to plug into the box and TV...
Other than that it's just price...
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Its always good to do a little searching on these things, here's a link to the 2nd adaptor again at almost half the price of the one you linked to - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HDTV-Adapter/dp/B00BTCPQ5C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_1
And here's your link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-ET-...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
Can you spot the difference?
The difference is that the product in my link got no buyer
thanks for the information. Likely I will go for cable solution
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Its always good to do a little searching on these things, here's a link to the 2nd adaptor again at almost half the price of the one you linked to - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HDTV-Adapter/dp/B00BTCPQ5C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_1
And here's your link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-ET-...Micro+USB+to+HDMI+1080P+HDTV+Adapter+Cable+s4
Can you spot the difference?
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Hey guys!
I have a Transcend StoreJet 500gb external HDD that I want to connect to my Nexus 7 (2012). Flash based usb sticks work fine, but this hard disk with the actual spinning platter doesn't. I found out that you need to "power the hard drive with a usb hub".
I don't have a usb hub, so I thought of this. Since my External HDD has a usb cable with two usb connectors, can I plug one of them into the Nexus 7 battery charger and the other one into my nexus 7 with a OTG cable?
Can I power it properly like that?
Or is it dangerous?
If I only connect it to my nexus 7 it makes beeping sounds and doesn't get detected. Not much power output on the Nexus 7....
Please help!
Thanks in advance.
You need a powered USB hub, they aren't that expensive.
Sent from my Nexus 7(2012) that has zero issues.
SlowCobra96 said:
You need a powered USB hub, they aren't that expensive.
Sent from my Nexus 7(2012) that has zero issues.
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Is there nothing else I can do?
Cost is not the issue, I just cant buy anything right now. :good:
compgenie said:
Hey guys!
Since my External HDD has a usb cable with two usb connectors, can I plug one of them into the Nexus 7 battery charger and the other one into my nexus 7 with a OTG cable?
Can I power it properly like that?
Or is it dangerous?
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Yes you can do that, it is not dangerous. I power my external WD Passport HD by plugging one usb connector into the pc for power and the other into the OTG usb cable. My drive won't spin unless supplied with the additional power. I have also tried it by plugging the connector into an a/c adapter instead of the pc usb port, which also worked fine.
Groid said:
Yes you can do that, it is not dangerous. I power my external WD Passport HD by plugging one usb connector into the pc for power and the other into the OTG usb cable. My drive won't spin unless supplied with the additional power. I have also tried it by plugging the connector into an a/c adapter instead of the pc usb port, which also worked fine.
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Connecting it to a/c adapter + tab worked! :good:
Thanks!
Ps: I tried that before too. Didn't work then. Now it worked. Weird.
Hi all,
I have a similar problem with my N7 attaching a small USB powered HDD to watch HD movies stored on that drive. Thing is, when I attach the HDD on my USB OTG cable, all i hear is a repeated "clack..clack" and nothing happens, the HDD doesn´t start. So the other day I got my Nexus 5 and for fun I tried to use the SAME HDD with the same cable and same adapter on the N5 and it worked flawlessly! Starts up, Stickount mounts it and boom!
Now how can it be that one device can work with the HDD and one not? I´mm guessing it may be related to AC voltage levels, but shouldn´t the Nexus 7 be able to deliver the same or even more power to the HDD than the Nexus 5?I don´t get it....
Thanks,
Kusie