Power Surge on Hub Port

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Hi when I plug in my Razr V3 cell phone to my pc, I get the "Power Surge on
Hub port" message and the USB ports shut down till I unplug the phone.
However, I was able to bypass this error and get my USB phone to work when a
computer guru let me borrow this special USB cable that had one end that
connected to the phone, but the other end had 2 USB plugs that simultaneously
connected to 2 of my USB ports instead of one. I was told that this way, the
power supply demands of my phone were split and shared betwen the 2 port. Now
I'm trying to buy one of these special USB cables but I don't know what it's
called. Would really appreciate your help.

Sean
 
Doesn't seem easy to find! The only place where I did find this item is on
a french web site:

http://www.pearl.fr/article-TG1070.html

The note "En commande chez le fournisseur" means that this item is
backorder. You can click on "Contactez le service technique" to send a
question about this item.
 
Hmm I think they are called Y cables.
Ask in computer stores. They are comonly used with bus powered devices,
such as external hard drives.

--PA
 
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