USB portable drive weirdness

[Duncan MacGregor]

I have a 60G drive with the usual Y-connector USB plugs, and  I think your 
problem is low power.

I found that the answer was to buy a powered USB hub with a good power supply. 
After buying two cheap hubs with small power supplies (one unmarked, and one 
rated at 1 amp), I went to Sourcecc (useta be Radio Shack) and got a 4-port 
hub with a 2.5amp power supply. Now everything works fine. If I move the 2.5a 
power supply to the cheap hubs, they work, too! 

Duncan

On August 8, 2007 12:20:36 pm Peter King wrote:
> Thanks for the quick responses. Here are the answers: (1) the portable
> drive enclosure does *not* have any connector for an independent power
> supply; and (2) it did indeed come with one of those funny Y-cables for two
> USB devices. Perhaps if I try a regular USB cable...? Hmm.
>
> Suppose that the suggestion is right that my desktop is in a marginal power
> situation. (Strange but there you have it.) Are there any remedies, apart
> from giving up on the portable drive?



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