Will this power 2.5" SATA drives via USB only and not require the power supply?
1959175
I am wondering the same question, but I would find it strange that the power supply would be needed for a 2.5" drive. 2.5" (laptop) drives run at 5V (same as USB). The power supply is a 12V power supply (which is what all 3.5" drives need: 12V power, thus they aren't able to be powered by USB). Every other adapter like this I have seen and used did NOT require the power supply for 2.5" drives. So, it is possible the power is needed, but it seems strange to me that it would be required.
1959176
Is there a definitive answer on this question? I would also think that a 12V power supply would NOT be required to power a 5V SSD drive. Has anyone actually tried this?
664544
Yes, it should work w/ any 2.5" SATA drive. I've been using it for the past year w/o any problems (knock on wood)
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
2012151
You need a SATA to USB converter with power. Something like: Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter EC-AHDD
1855337
They recommend a 300w power supply, but I am running it in a HTPC with only a 250w with 2 HDD internals and a 3tb external
1770296
Its just a power run. If your psu has enough wattage it'll be fine. Look at the 4 pin power connectors....they're all pigtailed (runs). Explorer sees drives depending on sata/ide...has nothing to do with power connections.
109219
If you are referring to drive connectors then it has 6, you can use SATA drives but for 2.5" you'll need a tray adapter.
2126787
Yes, if you get a 5VDC power supply with the appropriate plug, it will allow you to supply the requisite power to the unit separate from the data connection. Some drives require more power than others, and some devices don't supply enough, as in your case, so this solves that problem.
2158007
I have the 2 bay case and the power supply handles both drives all the time. There is no selective power options either, it powers all drives in the case.
1537866
nope... it only provides a mounting bracket for the drives. the drives are plugged directly to the power supply and the sata cables goes to the motherboard.
851548
No direct connection to power supply necessary or possible. Whether your existing power supply will be adequate is more a question of how many hard drives and other components are powered by it.
778953
Ben, If you're talking about the Sabrent 3.5" SATA/IDE Hard Drive Enclosure / with Fan (I have 2 - work great), the output of the Power Supply is 12V DC at 200ma (Model No. SAW24-120-2000) !HTH,Chuck
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.
1380502
The sata connection should be the same but you will need adapter to hold the 2.5 drive in place.
186781
Yes it can power SATA devices. It has at least two, but possibly 4 SATA power connectors. I'm using two at the moment, but would have to pull apart more of my computer than I want to right now to be sure.
191708
Yes. It does work with 3.5" SATA drives. This is the only SATA to USB converter that I found to be compatible with 3.5" hard drive because it's got an extra USB for the extra Power to run the bigger hard drives.
1125411
Nope. You need to use the included power supply. The USB port simply does not deliver enough power to operate 3.5" based external hard drives. Thumb drives use flash memory and the portable hard drives use smaller 2.5" or 1.8" laptop hard drives which use less power.