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

[Peter]

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Walter Dnes wrote:

>  My experience is that standard 6-foot USB cables will work with a
> USB card-reader, but will *NOT* work with an external USB drive.  A
> short 2-foot USB cable works fine with the external USB drives.  I don't
> know if there are multiple standards for USB cables, or if it's simply
> less power loss due to shorter length.  It is a bit of a PITA, because
> I have my machine off to the side of the table, and I have to crawl on
> the floor to connect the short cable.  Thank goodness that the computer
> has USB connectors on the front.  Getting to the back is painfull.

The reason is the thin USB cable drops too much voltage. If you use an 
expensive cable with thick conductors it should work.

Peter
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