Reminder of the weak USB port

[EMitchell]

I've known that the USB port on the SP3 is under-powered, but hadn't thought about it until just now. I just plugged my Lumia 950 into the USB port to transfer some files to my phone, and received an alert that the USB port had received a power surge, surpassing the power capability of the port, causing the port to stop working. I can imaging that something mechanical like a optical drive might surpass the power capabilities, but a smartphone? Even with USB-C, it should negotiate the capabilities of the port and the phone, and come to an agreement of what can be supported.

 

[ashram]

Are you using the cable that was supplied with the 950, or another 3rd party cable?

I do not have an SP3, but a SP2 and no issues using the cable supplied with my 950 on it.

 

[BGrewer]

I was thinking the same thing, I've had no issues when connecting my Lumia 625 to my Pro 3 (via USB)

 

[anon(7901790)]

I had no problems connecting my LG external DVD+-RW drive either.