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David Kaye to John Williamson

Re: How to --USB hard drive ??

11 Nov 12 21:57:21

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   From: sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com   
      
   "John Williamson"  wrote   
      
   > Apart from the other suggestions, it's possible that old drives need more   
   > current to spin up properly than the holder can supply, especially if it   
   > doesn't have a power supply other than the USB ports(s).   
      
   Yeah, and in fact, some USB shells have two USB connectors in order to put   
   more current into the hard drives.   
      
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