Bytecc 2.5" External Drive Enclosure - bus power supplies enough juice?

[Daniel Armstrong]

On 3/8/06, Scott C. Ripley <scott-VK/PCEBaDz+N9aS15agKxg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> i ran into a power issue with a similar product:
>    http://www.mysimon.com/Ultra_USB_2_0_2_5_inch_Hard_Disk_Drive_Enclosure_storage_enclosure_IDE_Hi_Speed_USB/4014-3014_8-31447145.html
>
> it wouldn't work on certain computers...  (though on others it was fine).
>
> it had a DC input but no power adaptor... so i took a power adaptor from
> an old ZIP drive (seemed to have the same voltage rating as USB 2.0 - 5V i
> think?), cut the cord and added an appropriately connector from yet another
> adaptor... plugged it in...  and it worked great!

Good stuff.

In its original design did it connect only to a single USB port for
bus power, or did it make use of 2 ports like the Vantec?
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