On Saturday, 14 March 2020 11:15:43 GMT [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I bought a LogiLink QP0027 QuickPort. > This is a external 3.5/2.5" HDD "docking station". > > It has a power supply, a USB3.1 port, an ON/OFF switch. > > Normal doing would be: > Switch docking station off > Connect docking station and PC with USB cable. > Connect Power Supply and docking station > Plug Power Supply into mains > Insert HD > Wait for HD to spin up > Check /dev for new device.
I don't know how you determined the above sequence of actions to be 'normal'. I have a Startech HD - USB 3.0 docking station, probably coming out of the same Chinese factory, but I am following a different procedure. 1. Connect the PSU to the docking station. 2. Insert the HD. 3. Switch on power to the docking station. 4. Plug in the USB cable into the PC. Steps 1. and 2. above are interchangeable. Steps 3. and 4. above are interchangeable. Steps 2. and 3. above and NOT interchangeable. The hard drive is recognised as a USB device by udev and any partitions on it become available for mounting. Are there some instructions available for your docking station which direct a different sequence of actions?
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