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by Brave-Steak 2353 days ago
Okay, and what’s your trick for knowing which way around the plug is?

Edit: Whoops, meant port.
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SamBam 2353 days ago
No idea why no one else has mentioned: if the usb is horizontal, the side with the two open holes is 99% of the time the "up" side.

No need for USB logos or anything.

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falcolas 2353 days ago
The cable has the “thick” part on the bottom, when you hold it with the USB symbol up.

The port is orientated “up” on the device (that is, the thick portion is on top), or orientated up with regards to the motherboard if it’s sideways. Most devices that accept USB provide these orientations.

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kzrdude 2353 days ago
It has a symbol printed on the side that's "up".
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pwinnski 2352 days ago
People keep saying this, but I have at least a half-dozen (admittedly cheap) USB cables with no symbol or logo printed on them at all.
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kzrdude 2351 days ago
Oh that's no good. Time to grab a pocket knife and make some marks. :)
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rdlw 2353 days ago
The logo on the connector usually corresponds to the top/right of the plug
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