# Non-Standard USB Cable

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-standard-usb-cable/350032>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-standard-usb-cable/350032 "2006-03-27T03:19:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-standard-usb-cable/350032/1 "2006-03-27T03:19:20Z")

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I managed to lose both of the cables that came with my [USB watch drive](http://www.edgetechcorp.com/usb-flash-drives/diskgo-combos-watch-dress.asp). I have a “4-pin mini-B” connector, a “5-pin mini-B” connector, and a “B” connector, and none of them fit into the socket. The socket itself is not quite as wide as my 5-pin connector, flatter than my 4-pin, and has a small hump almost all the way to the left.

Any ideas on what it might be, and where I might get an adapter to add to my [USB/networking cable kit](http://shopperwiz.com/shopdisplaydetail.asp?id=97166583&Ref=FROOGLE&ts=20060325&Key=221009150&L=005)?