Need USB card with enough power for external hard drive
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From: J G Miller on 24 May 2010 09:57 On Sun, 23 May 2010 22:24:01 -0400, Jan Alter wrote: > In that case move the hdd to an external drive case that has an > additional power plug recepticle on it. Make sure you find out what the > internal connector is for your 2.5" hdd (IDE or SATA) Good advice, but if the PC has an eSATA connector, then even better, get an external case with an eSATA connection. USB 2 allows transfer speeds of up to 480 MBytes per second. eSATA allows transfer speeds of up to 3 GBytes per second.
From: Carl on 24 May 2010 12:51 > Don't cut the cable, get a wall wart with a usb socket in it > designed to do exactly what you need. You can get on at any computer > store. Or for cheap if you order it out of china. Check ebay. I've never seed a wall plug transformer that a usb connection on one end. I'm not saying they don't exist. E-Bay says "0 results found for WALL WART USB SOCKET" What exactly is it called?
From: Carl on 24 May 2010 12:58 > >It's a 2.5" USB drive enclosure. It doesn't have a plug for a power > >adapter. > > In that case move the hdd to an external drive case that has an additional > power plug recepticle on it. Make sure you find out what the internal > connector is for your 2.5" hdd (IDE or SATA) > > As an example. With these drives you would need to purchase an additional > power to USB cable, but it should certainly work if you have two USB ports > available and one to use for a mouse. This one has an internal SATA > connection. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145329 > > -- > Jan Alter > bear...(a)verizon.net That page says "There's no external power necessary either, since the drive gets its power from your computer." I already have an external drive case - that's how I'm accessing my 2.5 " IDE drive via a USB port. I don't see any listing on E-Bay matching "wall wart USB socket" as someone else here suggested (0 listings), and I don't see anything relevant when searching for "power usb cable." What EXACTLY is it called - a transformer you plug in the wall, and it has a cable with a USB socket on the end of it. Thanks.
From: Carl on 24 May 2010 12:59 On May 24, 9:57 am, J G Miller <mil...(a)yoyo.ORG> wrote: > On Sun, 23 May 2010 22:24:01 -0400, Jan Alter wrote: > > In that case move the hdd to an external drive case that has an > > additional power plug recepticle on it. Make sure you find out what the > > internal connector is for your 2.5" hdd (IDE or SATA) > > Good advice, but if the PC has an eSATA connector, then even better, > get an external case with an eSATA connection. > > USB 2 allows transfer speeds of up to 480 MBytes per second. > > eSATA allows transfer speeds of up to 3 GBytes per second. The drive is a 2.5" IDE.
From: Carl on 24 May 2010 13:01
On May 24, 12:51 pm, Carl <car...(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > > Don't cut the cable, get a wall wart with a usb socket in it > > designed to do exactly what you need. You can get on at any computer > > store. Or for cheap if you order it out of china. Check ebay. > > I've never seed a wall plug transformer that a usb connection on one > end. I'm not saying they don't exist. > > E-Bay says "0 results found for WALL WART USB SOCKET" > > What exactly is it called? "seed" should be "seen." |