Power Supply Can anyone tell me, if this harddrive has got a external power supply or powers up from USB itself ?
206046
could you please check and tell me what's the rating for the external DC supply ? Vdc ? and current rating (mA)?appreciate your help.thx
206047
people keep rating this product low because it needs a power supply. They do not hide this fact, it says it right under the technical details!
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INPUT: 100-240V ~1.0A MAX 50-60Hz OUTPUT: +12V______1.5AOUTPUT POWER: 18W MAX.
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It has and requires an external power supply. I purchased this particular external drive because I needed an external drive that had its own power supply to get files off of an old laptop computer that only had USB 1.0 ports. USB 1.0 ports are old technology do not provide enough power to an external drive. It was by far the easiest way way to recover and save those files to use this self-powered external drive. There were other ways, but this was a simple solution for me. Moral of the story is that a separate power supply is not always a detriment.
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Your hard drive probably needs more power (current) than a single USB port can supply which is 5v @ 2A max
474735
No, I draws its power from the mother board. You may be thinking of USB hubs, which often require external power. Hope this helps.
389751
Power is provided internally via sata connection or you need an external enclosure if not installing internal drive.
2186467
Yes. Powering the harddrive may be an issue if the harddrive requires power from a separate power plug (ie. other than the data connector plug).
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you may check 1)hard drive should be self power- it should not getting power from usb that is connected to tablet 2)hard drive should be in FAT32 format i have tried but i have different issue as it recognize it and immediately it says - external drive is dismounted unexpectedly.and cant see data of hard disk. I have 40gb Dragon drive 2.5 external harddisk.
575777
No power adapter. Just the cable from the external hard drive to the computer.
343796
To my knowledge, the larger ones (1TB +) seem to have external power. The smaller ones (less than 1TB) are just powered by USB. Those are the ones I have anyway.
2261998
I suppose that it supplies power to the drive. My guess is that the laptop drive I'm using only needs 5V and that it is getting enough current from the USB port. I do not know how much power is really needed or if this usage is correct; I just observed that it works for me.
1697249
Usb cable, but no power supply. For a good power supply, look at frequently bought together with this item.
92191
This unit is powered by the USB connector on your computer. No external power supply.
516742
Yes it had the power adapter. Issue I had was my external HD would not work. Would not recognize it. Thumb drive worked OK.
1558715
it does not need a power adapter. will power up with out one. so far this hard drive has been really good
1690709
Alex, you asked "Is this drive fully portable, or does it need a power cord?" This external drive is fully portable and needs no external power source. You have one USB to USB connection to your PC or laptop, etcetera, which when connected is assigned a driver by Windows and power is supplied by that one connection in addition to communicating with your PC as an external drive.
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usb gives the supply when hooked up like apogee and any thing usb related. your computer is the power supply
1179566
The drive is powered by ac with a straight power cord. More reliable than adapters. USB for connectivity to pc.
1666101
Yes, external own power supply. No, neither battery backup unit nor flash memory. Yes, it contains a single hard disk. Btw, I would not recommend this device. In my case the embedded USB-to-SATA converter died after 2 years, just out of warranty. Had to buy a new enclosure to keep the hard drive alive (disk is still working, only the converter died),