usb y cable??

[BerticusPryme]

Ok I have a usb ya cable that came with an external hdd that i bought.one port is for data and the other one is power if you do nto have usb 2.0. I need to make another cable for it that is much smaller and I need to keep the original cable. So here is the question can I take 2 cables splice them together at one end so they match like the original cable or do I only use the yellow and black cable sout of the device for power.

[nevermind1534]

If it's just for power, only use the +5, or whatever it is, and the black. If you connect the data one, it would mess it up.

[BerticusPryme]

I thought that but was wanting others opinion on the matter. I am going to try it cuz i have a like 4 foot cable now and i only need one that is maybe 7 inches long.

[nevermind1534]

If you do need more power, just make sure that you plug the two different plugs into two different sets of ports.

[BerticusPryme]

yeah that is what it is for. some thing like this http://bixmarket.com/bixpro/images/T/Cab-USB-Y-small.gif