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Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Host controller not what I though

Nov 11, 2011 12:08PM PST

I bought a new external hard drive but when I got it home, I realized I didn't have an empty USB port to plug it in. I bought a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Host controller that said it would give me 5 new ports. I installed it but when I went to plug my hard drive in, the plug doesn't fit. Now I'm not sure what to do. Did I buy the wrong thing? Any way to get this working, or do I need to send it back and order something else?

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Re: USB
Nov 11, 2011 9:02PM PST

Well, we don't know what you bought nor why the plug doesn't fit. So we can't tell where you went wrong.

How about a simple USB hub to connect a few of your current USB devices to? If you want to use it for the disk, better buy a externally powered one.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=26 shows some.


Kees

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USB
Nov 12, 2011 1:42AM PST
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That Koutech paddle card is standard USB 2.0 ...
Nov 12, 2011 10:25AM PST

so standard USB cables will fit it fine. Did you try connecting some of your OTHER USB devices to it?

Tell us about the new external hard drive that "the plug doesn't fit" as it is likely where the actual problem lies. External drives come in SCSI, Firewire, eSata, and various flavors of USB - yours might well be one of these (and probably eSata).

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Nov 13, 2011 1:01AM PST

tried to move some of my other USB plugs to that card and they worked, so was able to plug the new hd into one of those slots. Not sure why it wouldn't fit. But thanks for your help!