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Need USB card with enough power for external hard drive

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BillW50

Flightless Bird
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news:fd256317-87ee-411f-ad3e-221f98ca200a@a16g2000vbr.googlegroups.com,
Carl typed on Mon, 24 May 2010 11:17:37 -0700 (PDT):
> On May 24, 2:10 pm, J G Miller <mil...@yoyo_ORG> wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 May 2010 10:51:12 -0700, Carl wrote:
>>> Seagate 80GB

>>
>> So the maximum fastest transfer rate for that will be 100 MBytes per
>> second, will it not?
>>
>> Have you considered upgrading to something newer? ;)
>>
>> 500 Gbyte 2.5 inch Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA perhaps,
>> or Seagate equivalent?

>
> No. That's a lot faster than USB 2.0 can do, and I don't have an
> eSATA port on my laptop.


Even if your laptop doesn't have an eSATA port, you can buy them in
Cardbus or ExpressCard versions.

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Bill
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Rich Greenberg

Flightless Bird
In article <df27edd5-4118-4fc8-9e0b-dd095d5a6c06@c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>,
Carl <carl33@mailinator.com> wrote:
>I have an HT-Link Cardbus/PCMCIA USB 2.0 2-port card (NEC / 32-bit).
>My external hard drive w/USB adapter won't work with it, and it will
>work plugged directly into a USB port on a different laptop. (My USB
>ports got fried.) I got the card off E-Bay. My MP3 player works
>plugged into that card. The drivers for the card say "Known
>limitations: High Speed Isochronus, USB Composite Devices." (No other
>details provided.) I don't know if the hard drive adapter is
>"isochronous" or "composite." I've read there are problems with too
>little power being supplied to the drive. The cable to the drive has
>two USB plugs on one end, and it doesn't make any difference if I plug
>both of them into the Cardbus card.
>
>What card should I get? I see many different brands on E-Bay. I need
>one that supplies sufficient power for an external hard drive, and
>doesn't have any "known limitations" in the way.


Sorry for delayed reply, I had no PC for about 2 weeks and am catching
up as fast as I can.

This may be more than what you want, but I have a StarTech adapter that
will allow just about any HD to a USB port and supplies power to the HD
with a wall wart. It takes 2.5", 3.5" or 5.25" IDE or 2.5" or 3.5" SATA
drives. No model # on the box, just "USB 2.0 to IDE or SATA Adapter
cable. See www.startech.com. Cost was $30-35.


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