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<blockquote data-quote="Thymen" data-source="post: 1484542" data-attributes="member: 243742"><p>That external drive has no power supply by itself, it is bus-powered, so if you connect it to a USB port that is not able to provide the required current, it doe not work.</p><p></p><p>I have a WD external drive (1TB Elements), and if I connect it to the un-powered USB port in my keyboard, it does not show up. If I connect it to my (powered) hub, it does....</p><p></p><p>Thymen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thymen, post: 1484542, member: 243742"] That external drive has no power supply by itself, it is bus-powered, so if you connect it to a USB port that is not able to provide the required current, it doe not work. I have a WD external drive (1TB Elements), and if I connect it to the un-powered USB port in my keyboard, it does not show up. If I connect it to my (powered) hub, it does.... Thymen [/QUOTE]
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