Will it support two external USB hard drives at the same time, each connected to one of the two USB ports?
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Yes, but keep this in mind : The only external hard drives I ever got to work with this device are Buffalo- branded ones. I tried WD, Ragate, and Maxtor USB 3.0 and 2.0 drives with no luck at all. However, I had Buffalo - branded drives working on two ports at once.
573691
Yes, it will be able to view each hard drive independently.It will show two separate drive on your computer when you put into two hard drives.It is support 1 as a backup to the other.Thnak you.
284001
Yes, there are two USB 3 ports. These are the only 2 usb ports available. Note that the usb ports are situated close together. So, if you plug in a usb device that is relatively large, you may not be able to use both usb ports at the same time.
1220872
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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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.
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If you have 2 ports for connecting USB devices version 2.0 and one USB 3.0 port for use as internal storage or hard disk reading
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Yes, that will work. The 2nd USB connector is just for power. That's because some older USB ports will detect a power overload if the drive tries to pull all its power from a single port. To workaround that they the Y cable can be used to pull power from 2 ports. Non-anceint USB ports, like 2.0 or 3.0 or from a powered hub will probably work fine if you just plug in the one end of the cable. Try it with just one. If it works, you're good. If it doesn't, the computer will tell you "power overload detected" and the drive won't work, but no damage will be done.
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The device is USB 3.0 equipped, so as long as (in the case of two separate enclosures) they're both connected via USB 3.0, yes. If you're asking whether it can copy between the drives in its own bays via USB 3.0,the answer is also "yes." USB 3.0 is backward-compatible with 2.0, so it will copy via either.
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As others have said, depends on the drive. One port works fine for the 750 GB 5400 RPM drive I'm using it for.
2020842
One drive-likely no problem. You could try attaching 2 drives and might be fine, I am not sure. Again, to be safe, buy a "powered"hub.
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I haven't tried it yet, but when I called the company they said that it would, but you have to use two drives with the same capacity.
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You sure can. I have mine working with one WD red 3tb hard drive. Will upgrade to another one same capacity once I get this one full.
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You need to plug both USB ends. This way, your external HDD will draw more power than from a single USB 2.0 port.
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Greetings,Great question!Yes, absolutely. The two drive types can be installed and utilized in conjunction with one another.Best regards,MITXPC
974902
Thank you for your interest in our products. This will not work with external drives/hard drive devices, it will only work with thumb drives.
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Yes. It has a working USB port that supports most USB functioning items including external hard drives.
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I have used two of my USB 3.0 ports to use it. One for power the other for data.