Can this enclosure power up through the USB to PC connection? Or is it absolutely necessary to use a power adapter?
1560189
You have to use the power adapter, USB and eSATA cables are for data transfer only.
1560190
power adapter, its a 3.5 enclosure... esata never worked on mine for some reason, and i dont like the direction of the fan pulling in dust right on to the middle of my drive, ive had a drive fail in this case and that might have been why, im not sure though
1560191
It requires the power adapter. The drives installed on it are full 3.5" drives, so they require a lot of power to spin up and work.
2028220
Power source is not USB. Comes with 12 VDC power adapter. Has two different data interfaces: USB 2.0 or eSATA. Use either one at a time, but not both. I have found the USB interface to be more reliable, although a bit slower, but not by much.
1304279
I'm using my USB connection to successfully power mine. I have not encountered any issues with this.
1558715
it does not need a power adapter. will power up with out one. so far this hard drive has been really good
2231648
I power mine with the USB connection. But I'm sure Amazon has a 9 volt adapter that will work. Just check specs to make sure you have a match.
1692952
Yes you do. This is the one. Generic Premium External Power Supply 5v 1A 2A (1000mA - 2000mA) AC/DC Adapter, Plug Tip: 1.35mm x 3.5mm x 7mm, for USB HUB and 2.5-inch HDD Enclosure
333862
No external power source needed. Just simply plug in the 3.0 USB to the PC and you are set. :)
860449
Yes, you need a power adapter for it to work, and it is included in the shipping box. Remember, this is ONLY A CASE, not a harddrive.
1337002
There's not enough power (amps) through USB, it needs to be a self powered drive but yes it can hook up to the USB.Also must be formatted in FAT32.
1603290
no, you need the included ac adaptor(is a 12v output), usb is only 5v output.
625579
It depends on the enclosure. Some enclosures are capable of powering the drive with just the USB.
202646
Yes it does have a power adapter. I might add that I am very pleased with this too. The only thing you need to remember is if you mix USB devices, plug in the 3.0s first.
1547062
It requires auxilliary power. USB won't power it. But it comes with a power pack.
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.
509896
No, none is needed,it is powered through the USB connector, which can be connected to the host computer or via an AC to USB adapter if no port is available on the computer. A USB data connection is needed for initial setup (password, etc.) but not for operation.
48010
Yes, the SATA converter comes with a power supply so it won't work on just the USB interface.
145101
I was wondering the same question, and did think about your answer too, and I realised this has to be the case, even though I haven't received the enclosure yet, it doesn't look like it has a power input. So I take it that I can safely buy any eSata cable...