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    USB short circuit protection in T400 series?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by IBM_Lenovo_User, Feb 24, 2010.

  1. IBM_Lenovo_User

    IBM_Lenovo_User Notebook Geek

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    Hi friends,

    I have a T400 ThinkPad laptop and I am wondering if my laptop has a built-in short-circuit protection for its USB ports? I'm currently working in an electronics project and sometimes I have to connect my USB ports to electronics circuit board, therefore this question is important to me.

    Thanks for reading my question. Any answer would be very appreciated.

    Regards,

    IBM_Lenovo_User
     
    IBM_Lenovo_User, Feb 24, 2010
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  2. hkseo100

    hkseo100 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does the USB require a data connection or just power? If only power, try using a powered USB hub that requires a wall socket. If not, try those cellphone/ipod wall chargers.

    If you require a data connection, I still recommend you using a USB Hub over your laptop, if you can, put a resettable fuse in the power/data connection on the USB hub.

    Hope this helped.
     
    hkseo100, Feb 24, 2010
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