I have several external hard drives I have put into usb extrenal powered cases. Will this power a hard drive up?
1519017
I would say No. My 13 Port unit came with a .5A wall adapter, not enough to operate a USB hard drive.
1519018
I don't think this hub is built to deliver that kind of power. All my external USB hard drives are separately plugged into the A/C. At minimum, your drive would probably have to be plugged into multiple USB ports.
1519019
Depending on the drive.. Some smaller (2.5", 1.8", etc) drives enclosures require no additional power and if they are capable of using a single (or sometimes dual) USB ports for operation, you will have no trouble using them with this hub. However, larger drives (3.5") enclosures must be plugged in to external power source (they usually come with power adapters). For those you will not be able to operate them with this hub only, without external power source.
1519020
I have a Toshiba Canvio Basics 750 GB portable hard drive and had to unplug from Sabrent hub because it was inconsistent. I have plugged it into PC to see if it's the Tosh or the hub.
1846606
Yes, definitely -- I have it powering a couple of WD My Passport USB 3.0 drives, plus an external Blu-ray/DVD drive.
790662
i don't think it will power you phone up faster i use this cable for an old external hd i needed the extra usb for added power to access it not sure if the same will work for phones
377432
The hub has a 12 volt, 2 amp power supply. I assume the amp capacity is divided among the 4 ports. You'd need to find out what the current draw is of the external drive to be sure.
687560
No, it won't even power the hard drive, I tried it and didn't work, probably using the current adapter may work.
625581
Well I've never mounted this type of drive into and external enclosure but I'm fairly certain (about 85%) that you'll need more power than what a USB 2.0 can supply. Then again, I could be wrong.
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.
1317455
this power supply *should* work with most devices requiring 5v power (such as usb hubs and external hard drives) and that have a 5v power receptacle that mates with the plug. however, you might want to watch the voltage as some units seem to have unstable voltage levels (one reviewer measured 6v from his unit) and i measured about 5.3v from mine, which seems a little high to me. any more than 5.1v and i'd be wary.
1054715
Yes and No...Yes; only if the external drive is a "bare drive" (not in an enclosure)...No; if the hard drive is enclosed in a case.
406132
Mine did, external drives normally need an external power source. This was for an older WD MyDrive 500gb.
1132929
I have used flash drives but I am not sure if it will have enough juice for a external hard drive. It will play MP3's though, I would recommend you get one with a external power source or use a USB in-line power cable to make sure. Even if it does power it, you'd need to contact them and see if it was built for that or you might overwork and burnout that hardware after time.
1058803
It should. However, if you're having a power issue with an external hard drive, and the adapter and cord are not the issue, your issue is going to be inside the hard drive. If it's under any kind of warranty I would suggest having it fixed that way. Otherwise, if you definitely have to do this yourself, you're going to have to open up the external hard drive in order to use this adapter's power adapter. I would suggest opening up your external hard drive first, if a warranty is not an option to fix this, to see if you can identify the problem before ordering this adapter.
2106652
Ron....no, the hard drive is a plug-n-play, no external power source needed.
662625
It depends on the specific model. I have four, three of which are solely bus-powered-USB or FireWire. Only one came with a power supply. Even it can be powered from the bus if there is sufficient current to handle it. They are all excellent drives.
95050
Yes it needs power. Be sure and push the on/off butting to turn it on. There will be a small blue light show up for each USB you may have plugged in. I haven't had any problems and love it. Very fast with USB 3.
1346696
No, it's intended as a desktop drive, meaning the external power supply is needed. But it's worth checking out LaCie's portable HDs. I have a 250GB Porsche-designed one that's been a workhorse for years.
1756979
I haven't tested this personally, but considering the hard drive has AC power, it should not be an issue. I'm assuming this probably wouldn't work well or at all with a USB powered hard drive.