Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Anyone have experience with external hard drives powered by USB? My
> recollection is that USB only provides 5 watts total to the bus. This
> 320 GB drive has to be 3-1/2" and, I would assume, must be drawing a
> pretty fair share of the power available. What happens if other devices
> on the bus want some of that power too? Is this a potentially
> unreliable drive solution?
>
I really don't think the drive would be powered by the bus - the
description is confusing since in one sentence it says "no external
power supply needed" and in the next, it says it includes an AC adapter.
If it's a 3-1/2" drive, most likely it's powered by a wall wart and only
uses usb for data.
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