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How can I view the max wattage of my usbcpd port of my laptop?

I have a Lenovo laptop with one of the USB C 3.2 gen 2 ports labeled as USB-PD, and I'm wondering what it is rated for. Based on some Googling it seems that USB 3.1 PD ports support up to 240 watts, ...
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Where is hardware buffer often located for USB ports?

This is a pretty broad question. The hardware buffer for USB ports, where is it typically located? I have heard they are typically in the USB controller. I attach what looks like a generic image to me ...
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How to prevent Windows 10 and/or my computer from going completely crippled while utilizing file copying over USB?

I have a monster PC running Windows 10. There are zero known hardware issues, and it's managed by me, a poweruser. There are no weird things slowing it down. It runs at expected speed normally. It is ...
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Why does transferring files to a USB stick grind my computer to a halt?

I'm currently syncing a bunch of files to a USB stick. Regardless of what USB version it uses, and regardless of my motherboard's ability to transfer USB data, why does it cause my entire computer to ...
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No input devices working after startup

It's a normal day. I start my PC and try to login and BAM. Both my keyboard and mouse are not working. The devices itself are working fine (I can see the lights and stuff) but Windows somehow doesnt ...
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Laptop hard drive loses power after connecting all USB ports

[Win 10] Recently my MSI GS60 Ghost Pro-002's secondary Hard Drive has been losing power (I think?) seemingly randomly. However, I am 90% sure it is not an issue with the hard drive, because the only ...
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Flash drive works in read only, not on read/write [duplicate]

I have a 32GB Imation flash drive with a physical read-only switch. A while ago I used it to install Ubuntu, and to do so I created a bootable USB. It worked, I installed Ubuntu, everything worked ...
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How can I use a Mirrorbow USB25IO board with a MacBook Pro?

I found an IO board in my closet, and I would like to use it with my MacBook pro. The text on the board is "Mirrorbow Electronics USB IO V1.2" I found this link to a manual: http://homepage....
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Windows 7 keyboard input hangs while reading from usb hard drive [closed]

There is a strange behavior of windows 7. I like to listen to music while coding (surprising), so I always carry with me my usb storage and play music from it. Sometimes while playing a song it kind ...
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How does data I/O takes place on USB Flash Memory?

I want to know how is data I/O takes place on flash drives which are typically EEPROM's . I thought so as I was writing a C Program that involves file handling . For a normal HDD , that would ...
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