My usb cable doesnt fit my p.c. my p.c. is new and the cord is about 2 yrs old...is it to out of date?

i just got a new HP computer with the media package. I was trying to download pictures but the USB cable doesnt fit. The cable is about a year and a half to two years old. Is it possible that the cord is just to out of date?

My usb cable doesnt fit my p.c. my p.c. is new and the cord is about 2 yrs old...is it to out of date?
i highly doubt it... are you sure your trying to put it in the USB port and not a fire-wire or LAN port??... I don't think they will ever change the shape of the USB port
Reply:usb connections havnt changhes...make sure its not upside down and thats ur putting it in the usb and not firewire (whicks looks kinda the same)
Reply:USB cords have never changed shape, just internal speeds. Try looking around the new laptop as thye have added a lot more ports to laptops then they used to have.
Reply:Well, more than likely your cable is just up-side-down. Try plugging it in the other way. If it doesn't work, it's just probably your new computer's USB port isn't as "polished" and easy to plug in (it might need some WD-40, don't really do that) so push harder. If that still doesn't work, it could be broken or out of shape. The only thing you can do about that is buy a new one (a new cable not PC).





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Reply:It is possible that your cord is out of date or it just is not compatible with your laptop. My mom's boyfriend has a camera with a USB cord but I didn't know about it and mine was not compatible with the camera because it had it's own special cord. So it is possible that you need to find a USB cord that is compatible with your laptop.
Reply:Are you sure you are trying to attach it correctly and to the right port?


On a US port, there is kind of a rectangular block, so try turning it over and see if it fits. Also, make sure you are not trying to put it into a firewire port or something different.


USB ports are standard...