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On my 24" Dell monitor I see two USB ports on the sides. I thought I could use it for connecting my USB pen drives. But the ports are never activated. I tried installing drivers. Nothing seems to work. Any idea?
modified 3-Apr-20 6:15am.
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there's normally a 2nd cable to connect the USB ports to one on the computer
basically it's like those 4-1 USB dongles - but built into the monitor.
the cable probably looks something / almost but not quite like a USB printer cable
- (often a proprietary plug shape on the monitor so you have to buy it from them.)
If you kept the box it should be in there.
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2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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lopatir wrote: there's normally a 2nd cable to connect the USB ports to one on the computer
basically it's like those 4-1 USB dongles - but built into the monitor.
Short version:
"Are you sure it's plugged in?"
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To add to what Lopatir said, it's normally a USB-B connector, and you can buy those cables on Fleabay pretty cheaply - they are also often shipped with wireless printers, so you've probably got a couple lying around if you can't find the Dell original.
Check your monitor manual - you can normally download 'em from Dell if you can't find it - some are USB2 hubs and some are USB3 hubs.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Check your monitor manual
You just uttered the sinful words.
 . Just kidding. thanks for the reply
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OriginalGriff wrote: so you've probably got a couple lying around if you can't find the Dell original.
Just found one  
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Could it be that they're only to be used for charging? 
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It didnt happen either 
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I am really happy with mine! Certainly for charging, but the dongle for my wireless mouse/keyboard fits in one socket, USB sticks in another. I can plug in the headset. Every now and then people come with files on 2,5" portable USB disks. I use it for transferring photos from my cameras to the PC.
Many years ago, when PCs were noisy, I put the tower cabinet in the neighbouring room, with a hole through the wall for the cables. My current PC is so quiet that I don't need it for the noise, but the tower has remained there, near the network conection and other facilities. Having to go to the other room every time I want to plug in a stick, a camera, some equipment to be charged, ... would be far less convenient.
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As others have already mentioned, you probably need a separate cable. I'm not intimately familiar with the communication protocols that would be involved, but assuming your monitor is connecting to your PC via HDMI, then there's nothing in the HDMI spec that would allow it to transfer the USB port's data or even present the port to the PC as some sort of emulated USB device. Older connector types like DVI and VGA even less so.
A USB port on a keyboard might work without having to do anything special, if the keyboard itself is already connecting via USB.
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Igorrr - Parpaing[^]
This week's SOTW is a bit of an odd one.
Igorrr just released a new album and it's as eclectic as ever!
Death metal, electronics, classical and accordeon are mixed seamlessly on this new album.
This track, the first single of the new album, starts out as a death metal song with George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse on vocals.
Somewhere halfway it blends in some beeps and glitches and turns into chiptune(ish), an electronic music genre which was inspired by old computer game soundtracks.
While I like it for being half death metal and half chiptune, it's not even the weirdest track on the album.
Here's a bonus SOTW for the real adventurous music lovers among us: Igorrr - Cheval[^]
Death metal, accordeon, electronics and classical singing, this is the new standard to which I will judge all music
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if two (or more) people are isolated together are they then pollinated?
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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If they're of different genders chances are they have procreated.
Gen19?
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In 12 years, they'll have quaranteenies ...
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OriginalGriff wrote: they'll have quaranteenies
Isn't that what they're having now to loosen the libido? Shaken not stirred!
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Bee as it may. What they do when they're alone together is a private matter we have no business meddling in! 
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Hardware is becoming more advanced but inasmuch needs better software to exploit its potential.
reading the article in today's news: Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots • The Register[^]
c'mon, how long has memory leaks been an issue and still not resolved?
the 787 is touted as the most advanced airliner based on its hardware capabilities
- yet a [probably 50 year] old software bug is bringing it to its knees.
the joke "have you tried turning it off and on again" not so funny when lives actually at risk.
modern hardware is made the best ever by advances that render better performance and reduced failure possibilities Software has had the same amount of time to achieve this too
so why in the same time has software not reduced its failure possibilities???
- wasn't all these new programming languages supposed to fix that per claims: "make that impossible"??
- wasn't new operating systems/kernels supposed to fix that per claims: "make that impossible"??
- wasn't testing supposed to identify areas where potential failures existed and per claims "make broken releases all but impossible"???
there are days when being a software dev brings real shame. Should've gone to law school.
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
modified 3-Apr-20 5:37am.
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Clearly, Boeings are not running Windows. If they were, they would never last 51 days without rebooting!
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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What if some (yet to be found) software condition makes this reboot necessary on the 45th day itself, at the time when the aircraft is cruising at 34,000 ft altitude?
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I was just reading that and more or less thinking the same.
This xkcd[^] came to mind as well.
lopatir wrote: there are days when being a software dev brings real shame
This 
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Love this cartoon. One of my all time favourites.
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I am totally with you on this, but maybe for your use of it's vs. its, which is making my pedantic eyes bleed. 
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sorry for that ... fixed it
pestilence [ pes-tl-uh ns ] noun
1. a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. especially bubonic plague.
2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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I work (or worked) in a safety critical part of the industry, the issue is often some kit that returns because of a fault can't be repaired as the Hardware is obselete and we can't replace it more modern replacements as it has changed so much either it's incompatible or too fast. My solution was very un PC when we had a bit of mission critical hardware buy three sets of hardware for each item, OK you have to store it and pay for it, but you can fix it fast and turn around is hours not months...
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