Does it need AC power to drive an SSD drive?
852728
power is needed for only 3.5 inch drives. It doesn't need power for SSD SATA which is 2.5 inch.
852729
Nope, as its 2.5", just plug it in and way you go. It comes with AC power for the 3.5" disks
604532
I'm not sure, if power loss protection means an extra cable or adapter outside the SSD unit then no. If it is some inside component then you have to research a bit more
860451
There is a AC Adapter included, and since this is built for a 3.5 drive, will require a power adapter, though the nice thing is that it's included.
2158456
I need to correct my last post about the "Power" portion of this item. It actually DOES NOT provide power to the drives, but rather, the fan on this rack. However, sinc you will need the power supply anyway...it is THAT that you will get your power source from for the drives.
831492
No it does not . I added a solid state drive I bought for only 63.00 ( 128 GB). The computer runs a lot faster with the SSD.
972744
My Fantom drive does have an AC adapter - not pulling power from the desktop.
974310
you have to connect SATA power to riser cable, otherwise it won't work. Suggest you connect each riser cable to one separate SATA power source on Power supply. Do not connect Riser cable SATA Power and Solid State Drive with same SATA Power cord, It will burn your SSD.
1558718
the drive requires the usb cable only! power is provided by your computer through that cable.
2261996
If the drive is a 5400 rpm or solid state then no power adapter required. If its a 7200 rpm or faster, power adapter is required.
687560
No, it won't even power the hard drive, I tried it and didn't work, probably using the current adapter may work.
267015
Yes. I had an SSD drive connected to the back of a server's USB 3 port for weeks without issue with no external power adapter.
374480
This unit has a power supply. I had a 1TB SSD that needed extra power to work, and this did the trick.
987497
This drive is USB powered - it actually features dual USB connections in case one is underpowered on your computer. There may also be an option to use a separate power supply but I have not tried that.
389753
I have this SSD drive hooked into my computer via an SATA cable and a power cable from the computer mother board and computer power supply.This is my main drive. The SATA cable provides the data transfer, but you need the drive to be connected to a power cable from the computer's power supply.
2031088
Kind of. The USB cable coming out of the drive splits into two USB plugs. One for power and one for data. That means you don't need to have it plugged into the wall, but you will need two USB ports available.
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.
1204125
Yes it does. With the cables they supply you would be able to run a 2.5" hdd or ssd since both of these run off of 5v DC which is available on board. If you want to run a 3.5" drive you would need extra power and cables.