Would a 2 TB portable USB-powered hard drive work with this?
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I have not tried. I have tried upto 1tb. If your drive has external power supply i dont see why should there be a problem. However i think i read somewhere that it supports upto 1tb. Anyways i found this product super useful.
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I was able to get a couple of different USB-powered hard drives to work with the adapter. Different drives require different amounts of power, though, so I can't say it would work with your drive. I would guess that it probably would, though.
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this unit powers from usb on your computer.it ties up two usb ports.if you have a separate cable and i independent that you can plug a cable into to power the drive.it would work.but you still have to use the computer.the sad part is you can only use a 1tb drive in it.a 2tb drive will not fit.take care.
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Yes, I have the manual and it says you can connect USB thumb drive to it. I am not sure about an USB 2.5" HDD as this external drive requires some strong power source to operate properly.
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Corinne, I use this portable hard for my laptop, uses a USB cable and the program Seagate provides works fine and is user friendly. I hope I helped>
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The portable HDD in my case is 3wx 4 1/4h x 3/4 d. The answer would be yes.
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Of what I read, as long as you enclose a laptop sized hard drive in it, it should work
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So if I'm understanding your question correctly, you can plug in a power adapter into the mini USB port to charge the device and at the same time use the USB 2.0 port to power and use an external powered USB hard drive.
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A 2.5" HDD -laptop hard drive- or a SSD hard drive will work fine as I am using this on a daily basis. All these being said, there a very slight chance that your USB port won't have enough power to sustain my claim. But, given that there are 99.9% chances to work fine, what have you got to loose? It WILL WORK with either a 2.5" HDD or a SSD drive. I used with four devices at once without the need for external power. The UNTEK hub DOES COME with an external power adapter.
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I use the hub with multiple WD external drives which have USB 3 connectors. If the Ultra 2TB drive has a USB 3 connection, then it will work. I checked the Amazon listings for details and the WD _My_ Passport drives (regardless of size) all have USB 3 interfaces. That means they will work with this hub.Note, to take fullest advantage of the USB 3 speed, you will need to plug the hub into an USB 3 port on your computer. Otherwise, the speed will be that of the port.
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That would depend on the type of USB on the hard drive. Most of my USB 2.0 seagate drives uses mini USB, not mini USB.
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Hmm.. not sure.. theoretically it should work but I didn't want to chance it. So I took my separate external 2TB drive and connected it and it works perfectly
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Not sure. Seems like that would work but I've had experience with other USB extensions that can't handle large peripheries like external hard drives.
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Depends on what devise you have plugged in. A usb stick should work without the power cable, external drives would not.
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no. the device needs to have power to work. The largest external hard drive i have seen that can be powered by thunderbolt alone is 2TB
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I don't know. This is beyond my expertise. I am using from an pad to my computer or my monitor. Haven't tried a hard drive. Seems as though you need an external power supply for the HD. It then might work.
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Each USB output port can easily handle a USB 3 current load ( which is Greater than USB2 Current load.If your External Drive strictly operates from the USB3( or USB2) data cable that also carries power, it should be able to deliver and operate it. No harm will be done try it. ( Note many External large hard drives also require a separate external DC power connection. Check and refer to your Hard drive manual for it's specification and connections. Good Luck.BobNaz
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Yes. I have a 2TB GoFlex Home Network drive this I converted using this to USB.