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‎08-04-2020 04:12 PM

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Product: Office Jet Pro 7740
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I went to use the USB port on my new 7740 Office Jet Pro for the first time today. The USB port will not accept a USB drive or cable. The metal tab inside the USB port appears too wide to fit into a thumb drive or cable. Has anyone experienced this before?

Thanks!

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‎08-08-2020 03:21 AM

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@itsagaas, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

 

Are you referring to the front USB port or the rear USB port?

The front USB port is used to connect to a USB thumb drive/flash drive. Whereas the rear is used to connect the printer to a PC using a USB cable.

Refer to the below pictures:

 

The USB cable used to connect the printer to the PC is as shown below:

 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

 

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‎08-09-2020 03:00 PM

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Thank you Kumar0307.

It is the front USB port. It should be the same as the one on my recently replaced HP8500 printer. However, a USB drive and a USB cable will not plug in there. I believe the USB port is defective on this one week old printer and was not installed correctly at the factory.

There is a metal tab in the USB port that is too wide to fit into a USB drive.

I think I will call warranty support and maybe send them a photo.

Thank you.

 

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‎08-10-2020 03:31 AM

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@itsagaas

 

Kindly attach a photo of the USB port in your next post to assist you better. Make sure there is no protective plastic tab on the port.

 

Keep me posted.

KUMAR0307
I am an HP Employee

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