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About 5 years ago I took the time to learn how to plug in USB-A properly. All you have to do is look. The male side of a USB-A plug has two holes on it. They co
by titzer 5y ago
About 5 years ago I took the time to learn how to plug in USB-A properly. All you have to do is look. The male side of a USB-A plug has two holes on it. They correspond to a small void where part of the female port[1] connector has to slide in. The two holes on the male plug should almost always face up when the female port is horizontal. If it is vertical, all you have to do is look at the female port to see which side has the internal protrusion. That part has to slide into the male part. It's not that hard. I can do it 99% of the time now.
[1] In truth, both sides of USB-A have male/female parts.
- jeroenhd 5y agoSpec compliant USB A cables and devices make it that the USB logo on the connector is on top (for horizontal ports) or on the left (for vertical ports). Nobody ever really told the general public that, and now manufacturers are messing it up too.