Anyone else?

Unfortunately the power hub did not make a difference in Windows Media Player's behavior or PowerISO. I want to get this thing to work. I know I could just purchase a new one, but I'd rather work on...

Me too, haha. Thank you very much. I will update the thread when it arrives.

Just surfed Amazon for a minute, is there anyway you could recommend me one since I'm not sure if it will function as needed. There are a few that are just "splitters" and a few that are just outlet...

Alright, thank you two very much. I will purchase a self-powered USB hub and post the results.

Is there a way around this, I mean, I've already had to purchases several things for this and my grandpa is coming back from driving his semi tomorrow. He only comes in once every two weeks and...

No it does not. Just the cable itself.

I have the original power adapter for my laptop. Also, I noticed there is a power light on the SATA cable that glows blue when it is plugged in. Input on the laptop charger says 2.4v and output says...

I have a CD/DVD/Blu-ray player that I pulled from my old laptop so I could use it in my current laptop which does not have an optical drive. I purchased a SATA cable to connect it to my new laptop...