On 03/14 02:38, Michael wrote: > 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?
Hi, the manual is "iconized" (following "a picture is worth a thousands words" - read as "we have no translator at our company"). A sequence of steps is not determinable. Do you diconnect your docking station from the usb port each time? Why is the HD removable also then? I would expect that the docking station is triggering an enumeration of its device each time the docking station is powered up with a HD inserted...and not only if the USB plug is attached to the computer.... Cheers! mcc
