Are G522 top USB ports fully powered (equivilent to back ports)?

Stevedg
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Hi,

Just wondering if the age old common advice to use only rear USB ports to connect USB powered accessories, ie external optical drives, is still relevant, in particular to my PC, the G522. For such "occasional use" devices (as an external optical drive), it would really be inconvenient to use a rear USB port on the desktop PC.

Please advise,

Thanks,

Steve

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  • PowerSpec_MikeW
    PowerSpec_MikeW PowerSpec Engineer
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    @Stevedg

    The front ports are USB 3.2 Gen1. They'll provide 900mA which should be fine for any device like that. The rear Gen 2 ports, 1 Type A 1 Type C will provide 1.5A. Optical drives are generally able to run on USB 2.0 which provides 500mA. The ones that were a little more power hungry typically had a pigtail USB for additional power. You shouldn't have any issues connecting devices to the front.

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