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I recently purchased a Toshiba external hard drive to move some stuff from my daughters tiny 20G HD on her Inspirion 2650. This is a USB 2 device, and I assumed the USB ports on the computer were also. I guess not. I got a message from XP saying the ports couldn't provide enough power to the device. I saw the drive had a socket for a DC power supply, so I plugged in the appropriate voltage wall wart. I immediately smelled burning circuitry, so I unplugged it. The USB ports smell like a burned electrical device and they no longer work when I plug in the USB mouse or a memory stick. I'm going to have to pull the MB and see if I can find a fuse to replace. Anyone done this?
You have burned the USB ports, and i doubt theres a fuse for this.you plugged the AC adapter in so it was getting its full voltage from that plus the extra voltage from your USB and you have fried the circuitry.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoPossibly. But a device can burn out a USB port. I experienced this when I used a external wireless adapter and had it plugged into the same port for over a year.
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