Thread: 1TB external HDD
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Old 09-02-2009, 19:20   #5
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Re: 1TB external HDD
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb View Post
dude you do realise one of those cables is esata and the other usb. You can only power up 2.5 inch hard drives using usb power
Totally missed that!

Zing is 100% correct, there's no way you can power a 3.5" drive from a USB port.
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