What is the port on the back of the newer AppleTV?

[Imola Ghost]

It looks likes it a mini USB port but not sure.

What is the intention of that port...hard drive, printer?

What have you done with it?

[SandboxGeneral]

Originally Posted by Imola Ghost

It looks likes it a mini USB port but not sure.

What is the intention of that port...hard drive, printer?

What have you done with it?

The mini USB port is typically used to restore an Apple TV with iTunes and/or for use in jailbreaking.

[chenks]

it's micro USB, not mini USB.
it's sole use (on an ATV3) is to restore via iTunes.

[Imola Ghost]

So you can't connect a micro usb hard drive do it?

[mic j]

Originally Posted by Imola Ghost

So you can't connect a micro usb hard drive do it?

no

[waw74]

Originally Posted by Imola Ghost

So you can't connect a micro usb hard drive do it?

usb has 2 types of port "computer end" (type a) and "device end" (type b).
and also the different sizes

the port on your aTV is a type B, and is only designed to hook to a computer and not another device.

the 2nd gen aTV also had this port